Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
16242 Cucurbitaceae 
Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng. 
Morobe Province, near Bubia, lowland rainforest with scattered 
gardens, 70 m elev., ca. 6°40’S, 146°56’ E. 
vine in clearing; stems smooth, green; leaves herbaceous, dull dark or 
mid-green, typical cucurbit odor when crushed; fruits echinate, dull 
green, to 86 x 55 mm in vivo, seeds compressed. 
LF sample taken. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi & D. Ama 16242 
date: May 8, 2002 
det: Brigitta & Willem de Wilde, email 23 Aug 2002 
Flora of Papua New Guinea 
Lae National Herbarium 
16245 Cucurbitaceae 
Trichosanthes ovigera Blume 
Morobe Province, near Bubia, lowland rainforest with scattered 
gardens, 70 m elev., ca. 6°40’S, 146°56’ E. 
forest climber; leaves herbaceous, adaxially very dark dull green, 
abaxially pale green; flower buds green or pale yellow, very immature, 
solitary, calyx lobes 5, linear; fruits oblongoid, 65 x 40 mm in vivo, 
resembling a cucumber. 
LF sample taken. 
coll.: W. Takeuchi & D. Ama 16245 
date: May 1 1 , 2002 
det: Brigitta & Willem de Wilde, email 23 Aug 2002 
