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Momordica boivinii succulent with heart-shaped leaves growing from a round, woody tuber, set among gravel and small rocks.
Momordica boivinii succulent with jagged green leaves and slender vines, featuring a bright yellow five-petaled wildflower.
A small green Momordica boivinii succulent with pointed leaves grows from a tuberous rootstock in a gravel pot among other plants.
A small green Momordica boivinii with heart-shaped leaves grows from a round tuberous rootstock among gravel and rocks in a planter.
Close-up of Momordica boivinii, a succulent climber with pointed leaves and tuberous rootstock, surrounded by gravel and small stones.
Momordica boivinii, a small green climbing succulent with lobed leaves, in rocky soil in a pot among other plants in a bright greenhouse.
Momordica boivinii climbing succulent with bright green ivy-shaped leaves in a pot, surrounded by similar potted plants in rocky soil.
A small green succulent, Momordica boivinii, with vine-like leaves grows from a rounded tuber in coarse gravel, with blurred potted plants behind.
Momordica boivinii plant with star-shaped green leaves in a gravel-filled pot, standing out among other potted plants in the background.
Momordica boivinii, a compact climbing succulent with green lobed leaves, grows from a swollen tuber in a gravel-filled pot.
A small green Momordica boivinii with ivy-shaped leaves and a swollen root grows in rocky soil, with potted plants in the background.
Momordica boivinii succulent with heart-shaped leaves growing from a round, woody tuber, set among gravel and small rocks.
Momordica boivinii succulent with jagged green leaves and slender vines, featuring a bright yellow five-petaled wildflower.
A small green Momordica boivinii succulent with pointed leaves grows from a tuberous rootstock in a gravel pot among other plants.
A small green Momordica boivinii with heart-shaped leaves grows from a round tuberous rootstock among gravel and rocks in a planter.
Close-up of Momordica boivinii, a succulent climber with pointed leaves and tuberous rootstock, surrounded by gravel and small stones.
Momordica boivinii, a small green climbing succulent with lobed leaves, in rocky soil in a pot among other plants in a bright greenhouse.
Momordica boivinii climbing succulent with bright green ivy-shaped leaves in a pot, surrounded by similar potted plants in rocky soil.
A small green succulent, Momordica boivinii, with vine-like leaves grows from a rounded tuber in coarse gravel, with blurred potted plants behind.
Momordica boivinii plant with star-shaped green leaves in a gravel-filled pot, standing out among other potted plants in the background.
Momordica boivinii, a compact climbing succulent with green lobed leaves, grows from a swollen tuber in a gravel-filled pot.
A small green Momordica boivinii with ivy-shaped leaves and a swollen root grows in rocky soil, with potted plants in the background.

Momordica boivinii
Description: Momordica boivinii is a climber succulent, growing from a perennial tuberous rootstock (caudex). The stems are annual and herbaceous. The flowers are yellow to deep orange, unisexual on the same plant; male flowers in clusters; female flowers solitary.
Cultivation and Propagation: This plant can take a good deal of water during active growth, and should be watered only when not dormant. Keep dryish in winter. This plant should be over-wintered in the greenhouse at temperatures over 12°C (avoid letting temperatures drop lower than 5° C). Use a very draining but rich soil, and not too much sun. Errors in cultivation may produce unsightly holes in the tuber.
Traditional uses: The roots were used to induces menstruations.
Reproduction: Can be reproduced by seeds.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Flower Color

Yellow to deep orange

Mature Size

27.5 m

Resistance

5° c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
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Momordica boivinii

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Momordica boivinii
Description: Momordica boivinii is a climber succulent, growing from a perennial tuberous rootstock (caudex). The stems are annual and herbaceous. The flowers are yellow to deep orange, unisexual on the same plant; male flowers in clusters; female flowers solitary.
Cultivation and Propagation: This plant can take a good deal of water during active growth, and should be watered only when not dormant. Keep dryish in winter. This plant should be over-wintered in the greenhouse at temperatures over 12°C (avoid letting temperatures drop lower than 5° C). Use a very draining but rich soil, and not too much sun. Errors in cultivation may produce unsightly holes in the tuber.
Traditional uses: The roots were used to induces menstruations.
Reproduction: Can be reproduced by seeds.

Some of the information in this description has been found at desert-tropicals.com, llifle.com and cactus-art.biz

Flower Color

Yellow to deep orange

Mature Size

27.5 m

Resistance

5° c

Sun Exposure

Full sun (6+ hrs.)--Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)
Attribute Value
Botanical Name Momordica boivinii
Dormancy Winter
Family Cucurbitaceae
Flower Color Yellow to deep orange
Genus Momordica
Mature Size 27.5 m
Native Area Eastern africa
Resistance 5° c
Sun Exposure Full sun (6+ hrs.), Partial shade (3–6 hrs. sun)

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