Cucurbitaceae
Momordica foetida
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Momordica
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Common names
By language (4)
- Amharic
- የቁራኣምሽ
- Arabic
- معضوضة منتنة
- arz
- معضوضه منتنه
- Russian
- Момордика вонючая
Synonyms
- Cucumis cordifolius E.Mey. ex Sond.
- Momordica cordifolia Sond.
- Momordica cucullata Hook.f.
- Momordica mannii Hook.f.
- Momordica morkorra A.Rich.
- Momordica schimperiana Naudin
- Momordica vogelii Planch. ex Benth.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, July to September, November to February (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pharaoh han, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: lallen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pharaoh han, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Pharaoh han, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Quinn Campbell, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.