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Momordica cochinchinensis
Gac
As recorded: Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Versteegh, C.
- Collector number
- BW 12686
- Date
- May 22, 1962
- Locality
- Minjambau, Arfak Mts
- Island
- New Guinea
- Region
- West Papua Province, Indonesia
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 22, 1962, Versteegh, C. also collected 3 other specimens.
Momordica cochinchinensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 730 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
臺灣島, 名間鄉, 南投縣, TW
(c) sm_mei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
333台灣桃園市龜山區
(c) Lijin Huang (紫楝), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
420台灣臺中市豐原區育樂新村
(c) oec, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
(c) KT Wan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
臺灣島, 泰武鄉, 屏東縣, TW
(c) 野一點 A Little Wilder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
333台灣桃園市龜山區
(c) Lijin Huang (紫楝), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Momordica cochinchinensis. BISH 418931. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956222122. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418931.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956222122 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
