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Botanical record

Momordica balsamina

Momordica balsamina is recorded under 1 local name in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across ijn.

Accepted botanical name
Momordica balsamina
Names as published
Momordica balsamina L.
Parts reported
whole plant
GBIF taxonomy
usage key 2874582 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13

Local names recorded for Momordica balsamina

Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.

Local nameLanguageWhere recordedSource
Sibifuka ijn all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 63