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    Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon, cerassee, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, karavila and many more names...
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    Momordica is a genus of about 60 species of annual or perennial climbers herbaceous or rarely small shrubs belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae, natives...
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    Momordica dioica, commonly known as spiny gourd or spine gourd or teasle gourd and also known as bristly balsam pear, is a species of flowering plant...
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    Gac, from the Vietnamese gấc (pronounced [ɣək˦˥]), scientific name Momordica cochinchinensis, is a species of plant in the melon and cucumber family Cucurbitaceae...
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    Momordica balsamina is a tendril-bearing annual vine native to the tropical regions of Africa, introduced and invasive in Asia, Australia, Central America...
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    1073/pnas.1604828113. PMC 5127336. PMID 27821754. Walter T. Swingle (1941). "Momordica grosvenori sp. nov.: The source of the Chinese Lo Han Kuo". Journal of...
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    Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing vine native of tropical Africa, closely related to the bitter melon (M. charantia) and balsam apple (M. balsamina)...
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    (Momordica dioica), Spine gourd (Momordica subangulata), Sweet gourd (Momordica cochinchinensis), balsam apple (Momordica balsamina) and Momordica sahyadrica...
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    Anguria pedisecta Nees & Mart. Apodanthera pedisecta (Nees & Mart.) Cogn. Cyclanthera digitata Arn. Cyclanthera edulis Naudin ex Huber Momordica pedata L....
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    rosehip. Ketchup is a common dietary source of lycopene. Although gac (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng) has the highest content of lycopene of any known...
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    Momordica cymbalaria is a vine of the genus Momordica found in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil...
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  • refer to: Momordica balsamina, a vine native to Africa Bitter melon (Momordica charantia), a vine grown for its bitter and edible fruit Momordica dioica...
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    luffa hort. Luffa cylindrica M.Roem. Luffa aegyptica (lapsus) Luffa aegyptiaca (Mill.) Luffa pentandra Roxb. Momordica cylindrica L. Momordica luffa L....
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  • Momordica enneaphylla is a species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Gabon. Its...
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    formally described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1794 and given the name Momordica lanata. It was reassigned to the genus Citrullus in 1916 by Japanese botanists...
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    Kuntze Micrampelis macrocarpa Rusby Micrampelis polycarpa (Cogn.) Kuntze Micrampelis rusbyi Greene Momordica muricata Vell. Momordica racemosa Steud....
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    ferns, known as climbing ferns Mandevilla, rocktrumpet, Brazilian jasmine Momordica charantia, the bitter gourd Mikania scandens, the hemp vine Muehlenbeckia...
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    other species. Cucumis – cucumber (C. sativus); various melons and vines. Momordica – bitter melon. Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes...
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    Examples include frost-tender plants such as Rudbeckias, Mirabilis jalapa, Momordica charantia, mint, tobacco, common purslane, alfalfa, petunias, Thinopyrum...
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    Molecular data, including sequences from the original collection of Momordica lanata made near Cape Town by C. P. Thunberg in 1773, show that what Thunberg...
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    dudaim (pocket melon), flexuosus (snake melon), inodorus (winter melon), momordica (snap melon), tibish, chinensis and makuwa (Oriental melon). Not all varieties...
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    foetidin, from Momordica charantia and Momordica foetida Charantosides I-VIII, from Momordica charantia. Cucurbalsaminol B, from Momordica balsamina. Cucurbalsaminol...
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    is a chemical compound found in the leaves of the bitter melon vine (Momordica charantia), possibly responsible for its reputed medicinal properties...
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  • to: Gấc, pronounced [ɣək̚˧˦], a Southeast Asian fruit of the species Momordica cochinchinensis Gać (disambiguation), a common Polish place-name GAC Group...
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  • Charantin is a chemical substance obtained from the Asian bitter melon (Momordica charantia), reputed to be responsible for the hypoglycaemic properties...
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  • Clusia rosea, a tree species found in America Momordica balsamina, a vine species found in Africa Momordica charantia (bitter melon), a vine grown for its...
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    Grassland Species Profiles. FAO. G.N. Njorogo; M.N. van Luijk (2004). "Momordica". In G.J.H. Grubben; O.H. Denton (eds.). Plant Resources of Tropical Africa:...
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    fiber agave (Agave sisalana), pineapple (Ananas comosus), bitter melon (Momordica charantia), ivy gourd (Coccinia grandis), giant taro (Alocasia macrorrhizos)...
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    Genus Momordica: Momordica balsamina L. indigenous Momordica boivinii Baill. indigenous Momordica cardiospermoides Klotzsch, indigenous Momordica charantia...
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    org:names:293097-1 RHS: 200041 Tropicos: 9200612 WFO: wfo-0000358820 Momordica operculata Wikidata: Q38645732 APDB: 75914 GRIN: 311699 IPNI: 293507-1...
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