Momordica cochinchinensis

Momordica cochinchinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Momordiceae
Genus: Momordica
Species: Momordica cochinchinensis

Name

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 14 (1826).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Muricia cochinchinensis Lour.
• Heterotypic
  • Momordica cochinchinensis subsp. andamanica Kattuk., Y.C.Roy & Krishnaraj Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 65: 105 (2017)
  • Momordica macrophylla Gage Rec. Bot. Surv. India 3: 61 (1905)
  • Momordica meloniflora Hand.-Mazz. Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 58: 94 (1921)
  • Momordica mixta Roxb. Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 709 (1832)
  • Momordica ovata Cogn. A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 446 (1881)
  • Momordica sphaeroidea Blanco Fl. Filip.: 771 (1837)
  • Momordica suringarii Cogn. A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 3: 434 (1881)
  • Zucca commersoniana Ser. A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 3: 319 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Tibet, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Rakhine, Yangon), Australia (Queensland), Japan (I), peninsular Malaysia (widespread), Andaman Isl., Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines (Luzon, Guimaras, Biliran, Camiguin, Mindanao, Panay), Thailand, Sulawesi, Borneo, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C. 1826. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta. Vol. III: Classis 16–23. 936 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page.  [See 3: 14.]

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Momordica cochinchinensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Momordica cochinchinensis. Published online. Accessed: Dec 29 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Momordica cochinchinensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Momordica cochinchinensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Dec 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Momordica cochinchinensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Gac
ไทย: ฟักข้าว
Tiếng Việt: Quả gấc
中文: 木鳖果 (mùbiēguǒ)

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