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Species profile—Momordica charantia (balsam pear)

Classification

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

Photo of Momordica charantia (balsam pear) - Thomas, M.,Queensland Herbarium, DES (Licence: CC BY NC)

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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

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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.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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