Momordica balsamina L.

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Records of this taxon from Caprivi are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number    No of images    Record date    Recorder(s)    Coll.    Det.    Conf.    Herbaria    Habitat    Location    Loc code(s)    Outing code    Planted code    Country    QDS    Grid ref.    FZ Div    Alt. (m)    Notes    Lat    Long    Loc Acc Code   
9260208 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
In reedbedsKwando River0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C4 962-17.86223023.3196907
9229605 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Mixed woodlandMukolo Camp, Kavango River2070Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C4 958-17.87499023.3406707
9206004 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Roadside secondary scrub, dry mixed decidious woodlandC49 to Linyanthi / Chichimane0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B2 934-18.08854023.9856007
9187203 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed woodlandD3508 at Kalimbeza0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 940-17.57008024.5314707
9172702 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Roadside in mixed woodlandRoad from Katima Mulilo to Zambian border0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724A4 947-17.49682024.2604407
9175102 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Roadside in mixed woodlandKatima Mulilo area, near APL power plant0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C1 954-17.50373024.2343807
9180402 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed riverine fringeAt compound of Zambezi Nightclub/Restaurant, Katima Mulilo0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724A4 938-17.48282024.2526007
91453031 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Next to road in disturbed areaB8 to Ngoma, Bukalo0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 933-17.72510024.5245407
91513031 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Open mixed Acacia woodland on kalahari sandAlong track to Chobe Camp, Ngoma0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3 934-17.89343024.7243207
91422430 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
RiverbankKalimbeza Channel, Zambezi0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 932-17.50751024.5458907
91052227 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Riverine fringe forest on Kalahari sandNgepi Camp, Kavango River0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821B1 993-18.11746021.6710307
93910016 Jun 2010S Rügheimer
S Rügheimer
3050
HR Hasheela
WIND

Occasional.Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Kasheshe.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C1 962Annual vine. Leaves sessile, palmately lobed. Fruit subglobose, orange, apex tapering into a pointed tip.-17.52250024.1950005
93782023 Apr 1994GL Maggs
L Guarino
GL Maggs
1045
WIND

Caprivi: East Caprivi: (Site 6) 13,5 km from turn-off to Lianshulu (D3511) from main tarred road between Katima - Kongola (B8).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C4 0Climber; Notes: Also seen: Acanthosicyos naudinianus, Citrullus lanatus. Growing in Terminalia sericea wooded grassland with Aristida meridionalis, Sporobolus sp, dominants. Soil pH8. Annual climber on Acacia shrub. Locally abundant, but only 1 individual with ripe fruit. Leaves deeply incised, foetid when crushed. Flowers with creamy-yellow petals. Fruits with acute apex, dark green with white flecks ripening to bright red. Photos. Pollinating insects collected.-17.92028023.3375005
94682030 Nov 1990GL Maggs
GL Maggs
869
GL Maggs
WIND

Caprivi: East Caprivi: Sila village, dry floodplain near Ibbu.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3 0Creeper; Notes: Creeper, relatively abundant. Ethnobotanical voucher specimen. Malischa (Lozi), fruits edible when ripe, leaves not eaten used as treatment for nose bleed. Gweghobo (Kwe), fruits eaten fresh.-17.87500024.6250004
95249022 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess
11485
JWH Giess
WIND

Okavango, Rundu District: At Andara Mission Station along Okavango River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0Climber; Notes: Climber in other shrubs. Fruit 5 cm long and 2,5 cm in diameter. Ripe fruit in an acute beak terminating with inconspicuous spots when ripe.-18.12500021.3750002
94016024 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick
OA Leistner
3059
WIND

Caprivi: East Caprivi: Katima Mulilo area.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2 0Climber; Notes: Common in woodland. Herbaceous climber. Flowers cream.-17.62500024.3750005

Total records found: 16



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Caprivi: Species information: Records of: Momordica balsamina.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=157160, retrieved 8 April 2025

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