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Momordica balsamina L.
Balsam Apple

Reference
Sp.Pl. 2:1009 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Trailing annual or perennial, herb or climber. Fl. yellow, Jun to Jul. Sandy soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 16 April 1996

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Swan Coastal Plain.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Fitzroy Trough, Perth, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Canning, Derby-West Kimberley, Exmouth, Mundaring.