Momordica charantia

Summary

Momordica charantia is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,022 views/month, #763 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Momordica charantia's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Momordica charantia is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Momordica charantia is classified within Momordica^[5].
• Momordica charantia's scientific name is Momordica charantia^[6].
• Momordica charantia is used for fodder^[7].
• Momordica charantia is used for medicinal plant^[8].
• Momordica charantia is used for vegetable^[9].
• Momordica charantia is used for food^[10].
• Momordica charantia's Commons category is recorded as Momordica charantia^[11].
• Momordica charantia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Momordica charantia^[12].
• Momordica charantia's Commons gallery is recorded as Momordica charantia^[13].
• Momordica charantia's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345^[14].
• Momordica charantia's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e^[15].
• Momordica charantia's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao^[16].
• Momordica charantia's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)^[17].
• Momordica charantia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=24520^[18].
• Momordica charantia's has characteristic is recorded as bitterness^[19].
• Momordica charantia's this taxon is source of is recorded as bitter melon^[20].
• Momordica charantia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. charantia'}^[21].
• Momordica charantia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'balsampear'}^[22].
• Momordica charantia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '苦瓜'}^[23].
• Momordica charantia is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツルレイシ'}^[24].
• Momordica charantia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '苦瓜'}^[25].
• Momordica charantia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '凉瓜'}^[26].
• Momordica charantia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '癞葡萄'}^[27].

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Classification

Momordica charantia's scientific name is Momordica charantia^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Momordica^[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'balsampear'}^[22], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '苦瓜'}^[23], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ツルレイシ'}^[24], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '苦瓜'}^[25], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '凉瓜'}^[26], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '癞葡萄'}^[27].

Identifiers

Momordica charantia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 61369^[28]. Momordica charantia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3673^[29]. Momordica charantia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584304^[30]. Momordica charantia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874581^[31]. Momordica charantia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22399^[32].

Why It Matters

Momordica charantia ranks in the top 0.39% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,022 views/month, #763 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]