Momordica charantia var. muricata (Willd.) Chakrav.

 
  • Family : CUCURBITACEAE
    (Gourd Or Melon Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KHARBOOZA FAMILY (खरबूजा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CUCURBITACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Momordica charantia L.
  • Vernacular name : Undapaval, Kaippanpaval (Malayalam); Erimappasai, Erimapasel, Erumpavel, Kattuppavel, Kattupadavalam, Machippavel, Undapaval, Vempaval, Vennpavel (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : June-September
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Cultivated
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malesia and China
  • Literature : Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Flora of Bangalore district, Karnataka state; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Momordica charantia var. muricata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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