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Momordica mossambica sp. nov. (Cucurbitaceae) from miombo woodland in northern Mozambique
Author(s) -
Schaefer Hanno
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2009.00515.x
Subject(s) - cucurbitaceae , biology , momordica , woodland , botany , taxonomy (biology) , tanzania , traditional medicine , geography , environmental planning , medicine
Momordica mossambica , a new species of the Cucurbitaceae from miombo woodland in northern Mozambique is described. In spite of being known only from the type collected in 1964, a morphological and molecular survey of all known species of Momordica indicates that M. mossambica is a distinct species. The closest relatives are M. calantha and M. cabrae from Tanzania and central Africa, respectively, from which it is distinguished easily by its 7‐lobed, maple‐like leaves.