Species profile—Momordica charantia (balsam pear)

Classification

Plantae (plants) → Equisetopsida (land plants) → Cucurbitaceae → Momordica charantia (balsam pear)

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Species details

Kingdom

Plantae (plants)

Class

Equisetopsida (land plants)

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Scientific name

Momordica charantia L.

Common name

balsam pear

WildNet taxon ID

10629

Alternate name(s)

balsam apple
bitter gourd
balsm pear

Conservation significant

No

Confidential

No

Endemicity

Introduced

Pest status

Environmental Weed

Other resources

• The Australasian Virtual Herbarium (AVH)
• Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=10629.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.