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Momordica charantia  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 22399

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): balsampear [English]
 
    balsam pear [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderCucurbitales   
                            FamilyCucurbitaceae  – gourds, squashes, citrouilles, gourdes  
                               GenusMomordica L. – balsam-apple, bitter melon, cundeamor  
                                  SpeciesMomordica charantia L. – balsampear, balsam pear  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Momordica charantia ssp. charantia L.  
                                     Subspecies Momordica charantia ssp. macroloba Ach.-Dako & Blattner  
       

 References
       
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  Source: Cucurbitaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Momordica charantia   
       
  Source: Flora of the Hawaiian Islands, 2016, database (version 2005-)  
  Acquired: 2016   
  Notes: Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm   
  Reference for: Momordica charantia   
       
  Source: Flora of the West Indies website, 2016, database (version 2016)  
  Acquired: 2016   
  Notes: Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M.T. Strong. 2007. Catalogue of the seed plants of the West Indies Website. http://botany.si.edu/antilles/WestIndies/query.cfm   
  Reference for: Momordica charantia   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Momordica charantia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Momordica charantia   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Momordica charantia   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2015   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae   
  Page(s): 496   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-534027-2   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Momordica charantia   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
    Caribbean  
    North America  
    Africa  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Hawaii, Introduced  
    Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
 

 

   

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