Momordica charantia L.
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
- Published in
- Sp. Pl.: 1009 (1753)
Classification
- kingdom
- Plantae
- phylum
- Tracheophyta
- class
- Magnoliopsida
- order
- Cucurbitales
- family
- Cucurbitaceae
- genus
- Momordica
- species
- Momordica charantia
Name
- Synonyms
- Melothria pendula Sieber
- Melothria pendula Sieber ex Cogn.
- Momordica charantia var. muricata Griseb., 1860
- Momordica muricata DC.
- Momordica sinensis Spreng.
- Homonyms
- Momordica charantia L.
- Momordica charantia Descourt.
- Common names
- Balsambirne in German
- Balsampear in English
- Balsampear in English
- Bitter gourd, Bitter melon, Bitter balsam apple, Balsam apple, Wild balsam-apple, Bitter apple, Bitter squash, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd, Carilla gourd, Carilla bush, Balsam Pear, Jumbee pumpkin, Maiden apple in English
- Bittergurke in German
- Margose in French
- Margose, Margose à piquants, Momordique, Momordique à feuilles de vigne, Pomme de merveille, Melon amer in French
- Margose, fausse gombo in French
- Margoz in language.
- Margoza, Antsaska tarondro in language.
- amerikanische Bittergurke in German
- balsam pear in language.
- balsam pear in English
- balsam-apple in English
- balsam-pear in English
- balsamito in Spanish
- balsampear in English
- bitter gourd in language.
- bitter gourd in English
- bitter melon in language.
- bitter-cucumber in English
- bitter-melon in English
- bittergurka in Swedish
- bálsamo in Spanish
- carilla gourd in English
- concombre africain in French
- cundeamor in Spanish
- indondombo in language.
- karela in language.
- ku gua in language.
- margose in French
- melão-são-caetano in Portuguese
- momordique in French
- ndombo in language.
- paria in Indonesian
- paroka in French
- peria in Malay
- umuichua in Rundi
- yeoju in language.
- ម្រ៉ះ in language.
- ម្រ៉ះ in Central Khmer
- 여주 in language.
- Balsam-pear in English
- Bitter Melon in English
- Batata di Djuku in language.
- Batata di Zumbi in language.
- Bitter Gourd in English
- Lenga di Chuchubi in language.
- Lizzard Food in English
- Lizzard Pepper in English
Bibliographic References
- Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds., 2015: null. Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496.
- Rivera-Díaz, O. 2010. Catálogo de la flora vascular de las áreas de ciénagas y bosques secos y húmedos aledaños en el departamento de Córdoba, Colombia. En: Rangel-Ch., J.O. (eds.). Colombia Diversidad Biótica IX. Ciénagas de Córdoba: biodiversidad, ecología y manejo ambiental. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales. p: 137-205, Bogotá.
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021czl), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=MOCH2