familyCucurbitaceae
genusMomordica
speciesMomordica charantia

Momordica charantia

Linnaeus

Sp. Pl. 2: 1009. 1753.

Guy L. Nesom
Common names: Balsam pear
IllustratedIntroduced
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 8. Mentioned on page 4.
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Distribution

Ala., Conn., Fla., Ga., La., Pa., Africa.

Discussion

Subspecies 2 (1 in the flora).

Selected References

Marr, K. L., X. Y. Mei, and N. Bhattarai. 2004. Allozyme, morphological and nutritional analysis bearing on the domestication of Momordica charantia L. (Cucurbitaceae). Econ. Bot. 58: 435–455.

Lower Taxa

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Author
Guy L. Nesom +
Authority
Linnaeus +
Common name
Balsam pear +
Distribution
Ala. +, Conn. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, La. +, Pa. +  and Africa. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Introduced
true +
Number of lower taxa
1 +
Publication title
Sp. Pl. +
Publication year
1753 +
Reference
marr2004a +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V6/V6 4.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
Taxon family
Cucurbitaceae +
Taxon name
Momordica charantia +
Taxon parent
Momordica +
Taxon rank
species +
Volume
Volume 6 +