Momordica charantia
A species in the Cucurbitaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Cucurbitales
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Momordica
- Species
- Momordica charantia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Momordica charantia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cucumis argyiName author: H.Lév.
- Cucumis intermediusName author: M.Roem.
- Momordica anthelminticaName author: Schumach. & Thonn.
- Momordica charantia f. abbreviataName author: (Ser.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
- Momordica charantia subsp. abbreviataName author: (Ser.) Greb.
- Momordica charantia var. abbreviataName author: Ser.
- Momordica charantia var. longirostrataName author: Cogn.
- Momordica charantia var. muricataName author: (Willd.) Chakrav.
- Momordica charantia var. pseudobalsaminaName author: Griseb.
- Momordica charantia var. zeylanicaName author: Hitchc.
- Momordica chinensisName author: hort.
- Momordica elegansName author: Salisb.
- Momordica indicaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Momordica jagoranaName author: K.Koch
- Momordica muricataName author: Willd.
- Momordica papillosaName author: Peckolt ex Rosenth.
- Momordica roxburghianaName author: G.Don
- Momordica senegalensisName author: Lam.
- Momordica sinensisName author: hort.
- Momordica tholloniiName author: Cogn.
- Momordica zeylanicaName author: Mill.
- Sicyos faurieiName author: H.Lév.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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