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Internal ID UUID643ff5fc49f50279118024
Scientific name Momordica foetida
Authority Schumach.
First published in Beskr. Guin. Pl. : 426 (1827)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Momordica vogelii Planch. ex Benth. Niger Fl. : 369 (1849)
Momordica mannii Hook.f. Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 539 (1871)
Momordica morkorra A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 292 (1848)
Momordica schimperiana Naudin Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 5, 5: 23 (1866)
Momordica cucullata Hook.f. Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 538 (1871)
Cucumis cordifolius E.Mey. ex Sond. Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 2: 492. 1862 [15-31 Oct 1862]
Momordica cordifolia Sond. Fl. Cap. 2: 492 (1862)

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Language Common/alternative name
Amharic የቁራኣምሽ
Arabic معضوضة منتنة
Russian Момордика вонючая

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- Introduced
- Native
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Namibia
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Ivory Coast
      • Liberia
      • Nigeria
      • Sierra Leone
      • Togo
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cabinda
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Congo
      • Gabon
      • Gulf Of Guinea Islands
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000377030
Tropicos 9200943
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:293451-1
The Plant List kew-2373009
Open Tree Of Life 182773
NCBI Taxonomy 386195
IPNI 293451-1
iNaturalist 590055
GBIF 3625538
Freebase /m/0g562qc
EPPO MOMFE
EOL 5735856
USDA GRIN 24525
Wikipedia Momordica_foetida

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_050511635.1 ASM5051163v1 Scaffold Iridian Genomes 2025-05-21 2025 379.69 Mb

Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Unravelling taboos and cultural beliefs associated with hidden hunger among pregnant and breast-feeding women in Buyende district Eastern Uganda Tugume P, Mustafa AS, Walusansa A, Ojelel S, Nyachwo EB, Muhumuza E, Nampeera M, Kabbale F, Ssenku JE J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-May-2024
PMCID:PMC11064283
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00682-z
PMID:38693532
Traditional lore on the healing effects of therapeutic plants used by the local communities around Simien Mountains National Park, northwestern Ethiopia Seraw E, Melkamu Y, Masresha G J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 17-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11025143
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00678-9
PMID:38632559
Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Status of Regeneration in Pugnido Forest, Gambella Region, Western Ethiopia Masresha G, Melkamu Y, Mulu G Scientifica (Cairo) 04-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11008979
doi:10.1155/2024/3961434
PMID:38605976
Phytotherapy of Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A Narrative Review Picheta N, Piekarz J, Burdan O, Satora M, Tarkowski R, Kułak K Int J Mol Sci 28-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC11012191
doi:10.3390/ijms25073796
PMID:38612606
Antimalarial Efficacy of Ethanol Extract of Bridelia micrantha Stem Bark against Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice Kevin TD, Cedric Y, Nadia NA, Sandra TN, Azizi MA, Sidiki NN, Guy-Armand GN, Christian MN, Géraldine ES, Roméo TT, Payne VK, Gustave LL J Parasitol Res 25-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10985642
doi:10.1155/2024/8821019
PMID:38566916
Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia Oda BK, Lulekal E, Warkineh B, Asfaw Z, Debella A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 09-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10924356
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00665-0
PMID:38461267
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local Gamo people in Boreda Abaya District, Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia Zemede J, Mekuria T, Ochieng CO, Onjalalaina GE, Hu GW J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 28-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10900619
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00666-z
PMID:38419092
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Dibatie district, Metekel zone, Benishangul Gumuz Regional State, western Ethiopia Anbessa B, Lulekal E, Getachew P, Hymete A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10900549
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00671-2
PMID:38413982
A review on the traditional uses, nutritive importance, pharmacognostic features, phytochemicals, and pharmacology of Momordica cymbalaria Hook F Mohammed FS, Babu D, Irfan Z, Fayed MA PeerJ 27-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10906271
doi:10.7717/peerj.16928
PMID:38436002
Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by the people of Soro District, Hadiya Zone, southern Ethiopia Hankiso M, Asfaw Z, Warkineh B, Abebe A, Sisay B, Debella A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 22-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10885532
doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00651-6
PMID:38389077
A comprehensive review of antimalarial medicinal plants used by Tanzanians Kacholi DS Pharm Biol 25-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10812860
doi:10.1080/13880209.2024.2305453
PMID:38270178
Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia Alemu M, Asfaw Z, Lulekal E, Warkineh B, Debella A, Sisay B, Debebe E J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 04-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10768247
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00644-x
PMID:38178202
Medicinal Plants in Treating Hepatitis B Among Communities of Central Region of Ethiopia Beykaso G, Teklehaymanot T, Mulu A, Berhe N, Alemayehu DH, Giday M Hepat Med 29-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10759923
doi:10.2147/HMER.S440351
PMID:38170153
Review of Medicinal Plants Traditionally Used to Treat Diarrhea by the People in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia Damtie D Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 25-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10693470
doi:10.1155/2023/8173543
PMID:38044982
Medicinal plants of the upper Aswa River catchment of northern Uganda - a cultural crossroads Masters ET J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 27-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10605377
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00620-5
PMID:37884931

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoic acids and derivatives / Salicylic acid and derivatives / Salicylic acids
Salicylic Acid 338 Click to see 138.12 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2007000100002
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cucurbitacins
(1S,4S,5S,8R,9R,12S,13S,16S,19R)-8-[(E,2R)-6-hydroxy-6-methylhept-4-en-2-yl]-19-methoxy-5,9,17,17-tetramethyl-18-oxapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.04,12.05,9]nonadec-2-en-16-ol 162880052 Click to see CC(CC=CC(C)(C)O)C1CCC2(C1(CCC34C2C=CC5(C3CCC(C5(C)C)O)OC4OC)C)C 486.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00814-X
(4S,5S,8R,9R,12S,13S,16S,19R)-8-[(E,2R)-6-hydroxy-6-methylhept-4-en-2-yl]-19-methoxy-5,9,17,17-tetramethyl-18-oxapentacyclo[10.5.2.01,13.04,12.05,9]nonadec-2-en-16-ol 163191253 Click to see 486.70 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(96)00814-X
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-7-O-glycosides
(2S)-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one 124300887 Click to see 434.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2007000100002
Prunin 92794 Click to see 434.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1590/S0102-695X2007000100002

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