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Momordica rostrata

Beaked Bitter Gourd

Family CucurbitaceaeGenus Momordica

A swollen gray-brown stem base, fissured and lobed like a small trunk, rising from gritty soil in a terracotta pot with bare twigs above.
The whole plantAmada44CC BY 3.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
climbing tuberous geophytePlants of the World Online
Native range
Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, UgandaGBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

Protocol

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996

Difficulty Moderate Rated by us, not by the source.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: light

No stated waiting before sowing. Then 6 days to germinate.

65% germination in 6 days.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement — N. C. Deno, 1996 · 1st Supplement, Momordica p. 59Public domain
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Momordica (Cucurbitaceae). M. rostrata germ. 70L(65% on 6th d) and none rn 70D. This light requirement disappears on DS. Seeds DS 6 m or 2 y germ. 100% on the 2-6 d in 70D. This beharior is similar to that of Citrullus vulgaris
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 1st Supplement, 1st Supplement, Momordica p. 59. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

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