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Momordica trifoliolata Hook.

Description

Momordica trifoliolata Hook. f.

GRIN Nomen number: 24531

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Native: AFRICA - Northeast Tropical Africa: Ethiopia; Somalia; East Tropical Africa: Kenya; Tanzania; Uganda; South Tropical Africa: Mozambique; Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar.

Field Infestation: Mziray et al. 2010b: From March 2007 to March 2008, a total of 1,085 fruits (8.81 kg) was collected from the Morogoro region of Tanzania. Bactrocera latifrons was recovered in 3 of 56 collections (5.36%) with an overall infestation rate of 0.45 B. latifrons per kg of fruit (7.8 flies per kg infested fruits).

Momordica zeylanica Mill., see Momordica charantia L.

Notes

Published as part of McQuate, Grant T. & Liquido, Nicanor J., 2013, Annotated World Bibliography of Host Fruits of Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), pp. 1-61 in Insecta Mundi 2013 (289) on page 20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5175793

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Hook.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Order
Cucurbitales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Momordica
Species
trifoliolata
Taxon rank
species

References

  • Mziray, H. A., R. H. Makundi, M. Mwatawala, A. Maerere, and M. De Meyer. 2010 b. Host use of Bactrocera latifrons, a new invasive Tephritidae species in Tanzania. Journal of Economic Entomology 103: 1, 70 - 76.