Momordica balsamina(MOMBA)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: MOMBA
- Preferred name: Momordica balsamina
- Authority: Linnaeus
Western Asia (Yemen, Arabia), Africa (except central), Australia. Cultivated as a medicinal plant. Introduced in Pakistan, India, USA, Caribbean, South America (Peru)
Name | Language |
---|---|
African cucumber | English |
bitter melon | English (US) |
common balsam apple | English |
cundeamor | English (US) |
gemeiner Balsamapfel | German |
gemeiner Balsamkürbis | German |
momordique commune | French |
pomme de merveille | French |
pomo balsamo | Italian |
pomo di merviglia | Italian |
le'usit metappeset | Hebrew |
לְעוּסִית מְטַפֶּסֶת | Hebrew |
laloentjie | Afrikaans |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Cucurbitales (
1CUCO )
Family
Cucurbitaceae (
1CUCF )
Genus
Momordica (
1MOMG )
Species
Momordica balsamina (
MOMBA )