Occurrence
Predicted not threatened

No record number

March 18, 2005

South Africa

This occurrence of Momordica balsamina L. was collected on March 18, 2005 in South Africa. Flora of the World includes 4 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Momordica balsaminea--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne. 19 Mch 05. 052.jpg

Momordica balsaminea--So. Africa. Mpumalanga. Karino. Whyte Thorne. 19 Mch 05. 052.jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Momordica

Specific Epithet

balsamina

Authorship

L.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.8

Global rank

#60,225 of 335,497

Top 18%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →