Momordica balsamina

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Read about Momordica balsamina in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Momordica balsamina, Linn. Balsam Apple. Slenderer and more graceful, bright green throughout, glabrous, the foliage smaller and neater: lvs. cordate-orbicular in outline, 3 in. or less across, 3—5-lobed, with rounded sinuses, the lobes and the few notches or teeth acute: fls. solitary, nearly or quite 1 in. across, yellow, often with blackish center: fr. orange, 2-3 in. long, ovoid and more or less narrowed each way, smooth or tuberculate; seeds compressed, nearly smooth. Widely distributed in Afr. and Asia, and naturalized in the W. Indies. G.C. 1848:271. R.H. 1857, p. 182. G.M. 48:3.—A neat vine, growing 4-6 ft. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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