"Bitter melon" redirects here. For "bitter melon" in Australia, see Citrullus lanatus.
"Bitter squash" redirects here. For another "bitter squash", see Cucurbita digitata.
Momordica charantia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Cucurbitales
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Genus:
Momordica
Species:
M. charantia
Binomial name
Momordica charantia
L.
Momordica charantia (commonly called bitter melon, 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. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit.
Bitter melon originated in Africa,[2] where it was a dry-season staple food of ǃKung hunter-gatherers.[3] Wild or semi-domesticated variants spread across Asia in prehistory, and it was likely fully domesticated in Southeast Asia.[2][4] It is widely used in the cuisines of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
^BSBI List 2007(xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ abRenner, Suzanne (October 6, 2020). "Bitter gourd from Africa expanded to Southeast Asia and was domesticated there: A new insight from parallel studies". PNAS. 117 (40): 24630–24631. Bibcode:2020PNAS..11724630R. doi:10.1073/pnas.2014454117. PMC 7547224. PMID 32994347.
Momordicacharantia (commonly called bitter melon, goya, bitter apple, bitter gourd, bitter squash, balsam-pear, karavila and many more names listed below)...
is relatively small in size compared to cultivated bitter melon. Momordicacharantia (bitter melon, Mandarin Chinese: kǔ guā 苦瓜) is native to Africa but...
Garahuni or Garafuni Momordicacharantia "Momordica balsamina". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 September 2021. Balsam Apple Momordica balsamina monticello...
known as climbing ferns Mandevilla, rocktrumpet, Brazilian jasmine Momordicacharantia, the bitter gourd Mikania scandens, the hemp vine Muehlenbeckia adpressa...
relative of the bitter melon plant (M. charantia). The plant has also been named Luffa tuberosa (Roxb.) or Momordica tuberosa (Roxb.) Pharmacological studies...
Charantin is a chemical substance obtained from the Asian bitter melon (Momordicacharantia), reputed to be responsible for the hypoglycaemic properties of those...
Momordica foetida is a perennial climbing vine native of tropical Africa, closely related to the bitter melon (M. charantia) and balsam apple (M. balsamina)...
include frost-tender plants such as Rudbeckias, Mirabilis jalapa, Momordicacharantia, mint, tobacco, common purslane, alfalfa, petunias, Thinopyrum intermedium...
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momordicine is any of several compounds found in the bitter melon vine, Momordicacharantia. They are glycosides of cucurbitane derivatives. They include Momordicine...
Pentanorcucurbitacins A and B can be extracted with methanol from the stems of Momordicacharantia. Cucurbitacins B and I, and derivatives of cucurbitacins B, D and...
foetidin, from Momordicacharantia and Momordica foetida Charantosides I-VIII, from Momordicacharantia. Cucurbalsaminol B, from Momordica balsamina. Cucurbalsaminol...
Springer Science & Business Media. p. 118. ISBN 9783642609794. "Momordicacharantia (bitter melon): 111016801". Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes...
biopiracy incidents Incident Country of Origin Pirated Country Karawila (Momordicacharantia) South Asian countries including Sri Lanka USA Turmeric (Curcuma...
cucurbitane triterpenoid glycosides found in bitter melon vine (Momordicacharantia). They include: Karaviloside I Karaviloside II Karaviloside III Karaviloside...
triterpenoid glycosides that can be extracted from the bitter melon vine (Momordicacharantia). They include: Momordicoside A Momordicoside B momordicoside F1...
several chemical compounds isolated from the bitter melon vine (Momordicacharantia, kǔguā in Chinese) by J.-C. Chen and others. Kuguacins are cucurbitacins...
triterpenoid glycosides) isolated from the roots of the bitter melon vine (Momordicacharantia, kǔguā in Chinese) by J.-C. Chen and others. Kuguaglycosides are...
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