Momordica charantia(MOMCH)
Overview Code created in: 2004-04-06
- EPPO Code: MOMCH
- Preferred name: Momordica charantia
- Authority: Linnaeus
Western Asia (Pakistan), Himalayas, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia, practically all Africa (except Botswana, Cape). Cultivated as a vegetable. Introduced in China, Korea, USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (except southern cone)
WSSA list of weeds in North America
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Momordica chinensis | Sprengel |
| Momordica muricata | Willdenow |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| balsam apple | English |
| balsam pear | English |
| bitter balsam apple | English |
| bitter gourd | English |
| bitter melon | English |
| paria | English |
| Balsambirne | German |
| bitterer Balsamkürbis | German |
| bittere Springgurke | German |
| Bittergurke | German |
| Margose | German |
| concombre africain | French |
| momordique à feuilles de vigne | French |
| pomme de merveille | French |
| archucha | Spanish |
| balsamina | Spanish |
| bálsamo | Spanish |
| cundeamor | Spanish (CU) |
| estropajo | Spanish (HN) |
| jaiva | Spanish (MX) |
| melón amargo | Spanish |
| pomo balsamo | Italian |
| springkomkommer | Dutch |
| melão-de-são-caetano | Portuguese (BR) |
| kankrol | Bengali |
| kǔ guā | Chinese |
| 苦瓜 | Chinese |
| karela | Hindi |
| karilla | Hindi |
| करेला | Hindi |
| peria katak | Indonesian |
| 여 주 | Korean |
| yeo ju | Korean |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Cucurbitales (
1CUCO )
Family
Cucurbitaceae (
1CUCF )
Genus
Momordica (
1MOMG )
Species
Momordica charantia (
MOMCH )