Climbing plants of a fragmented area of lowland Atlantic Forest, Igarassu, Pernambuco (northeastern Brazil) Araújo, Diogo Alves, Marccus Phytotaxa 2010 2010-08-31 8 1 24 73NNQ L. [191,461,186,210] Magnoliopsida Cucurbitaceae Momordica Plantae Cucurbitales 17 18 Tracheophyta species charantia  Native to Africa and widely distributed throughout the tropics ( Kearns 1998). Selected Vouchers:—Pezinho, Marques et al. 40; Piedade, Albuquerque & Rocha410 (IPA, ULM).