| English | balsam-apple | | | 1 | Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York. 478. |
| English | balsam-pear | | | 1 | Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. |
| English | bitter gourd | | | 1 | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada |
| English | bitter-cucumber | | | 1 | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada |
| English | bitter-melon | | | 1 | Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs |
| English | carilla gourd | | | 1 | Chakravarty, H. L. 1990. Cucurbits of India and their role in the development of vegetable crops. In: Bates, D. M. et al., Biology and utilization of the Cucurbitaceae 329. |
| French | concombre africain | | | 2 | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. |
| French | margose | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | momordique | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | paroka | | | 2 | Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:206-210. |
| German | amerikanische Bittergurke | | | 2 | Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1561. |
| German | Balsambirne | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| German | Bittergurke | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| India | karela | | | 2 | Watson, J. F. 1868. Index to the native and scientific names of Indian and other eastern economic plants and products |
| Indonesian | paria | | | 2 | Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:206-210. |
| Malay | peria | | | 2 | Siemonsma, J. S. & Kasem Piluek, eds. 1993. Vegetables. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 8:206-210. |
| Spanish | balsamito | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | bálsamo | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | cundeamor | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Swedish | bittergurka | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |
| Transcribed Chinese | ku gua | | | 2 | Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. |
| Transcribed Korean | yeoju | | | 2 | Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea. |