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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 listed below) [1] is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit.
Momordica dioica, commonly known as spiny gourd or spine gourd [2] or teasle gourd and also known as bristly balsam pear, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the Cucurbitaceae/gourd family. It is propagated by underground tubers. It has small leaves, small yellow flowers, it has small, dark green, round or oval fruits.
Bottle gourd: Lagenaria siceraria: Kumura White gourd or White Melon Benincasa hispida: Ronga-Lau, Ronga Lao Jwgwnar Pumpkin: Cucurbita moschata: Teeta-Kerela Bitter gourd: Momordica charantia: Bhaat-Kerela Teasle Gourd: Momordica dioica: Kunduli Ivy gourd: Coccinia grandis: Siral / Bangi / Bami Mouse melon / Santa claus melon: Melothria scabra ...
This wild melon is relatively small in size compared to cultivated bitter melon. Momordica charantia (bitter melon, Mandarin Chinese: kǔ guā 苦瓜) is native to Africa but has been used in Chinese folk medicine for centuries as a 'bitter, cold' herb, and has recently been brought into mainstream Chinese medicine as well as natural medical ...
Cucumber, gourd, and squash names by various Indian languages; Hindi English Botanical name Assamese Bengali Gujarati ... Bitter gourd: Momordica charantia:
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Bitter melon or bitter gourd The small variety is most often eaten raw with nam phrik. Popular is tom chuet mara (Thai: ต้มจืดมะระ): bitter gourd in a clear broth, often stuffed with minced pork. Marum มะรุม Drumstick: Most parts of the tree are edible: the long pods, the leaves, the flowers and the roots.
The Cucurbitaceae (/ k j uː ˌ k ɜːr b ɪ ˈ t eɪ s iː ˌ iː /), [2] also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species [3] in 101 genera. [4] Those of most agricultural, commercial or nutritional value to humans include: [ citation needed ]