Details for: PI 58554, Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

Origin:

Collected – Luzon, Philippines

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by NPGS:

13 Jan 1924

PI Assigned:

1924

Inventory Volume:

78
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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

Origin:

Collected – Luzon, Philippines

Maintained:

Historic Record

Received by NPGS:

13 Jan 1924

PI Assigned:

1924

Source History

Collected

Luzon, Philippines

Collector(s):

Wester, P.J., Bureau of Plant Industry

Accession Names and Identifiers

Narrative

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng.

Genus:

Momordica

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Tribe:

Momordiceae

Nomen number:

24521

Place of publication:

Syst. veg. 3:14. 1826

Protologue link:

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/792364

Verified:

05/28/2009 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Muricia cochinchinensis Lour.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Momordica ovata Cogn.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	balsam-pear	1	Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
English	Chinese bitter-cucumber	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	Chinese-cucumber	1	Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
English	gac	1	Chuyen, H. V. et al. 2015. Gac fruit (Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.): a rich source of bioactive compounds and its potential health benefits. Int. J. Food Sci. Technol. 50:567-577. DOI: 10.1111/ijfs.12721.
English	giant spine gourd	1	Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):358.
English	spiny bitter-cucumber	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	sweet gourd	1	Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):358.
Assamese	bhat karela	2	Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
French	muricie	2	Padua, L. S. de et al., eds. 1999. Medicinal and poisonous plants 1. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 12(1):358.
German	indische Bittergurke	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1561.
Spanish	cundeamor	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	taggig bittergurka	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinese	mu bie zi	2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

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