Momordica_dioica

<i>Momordica dioica</i>

Momordica dioica

Species of flowering plant

Momordica dioica, commonly known as spiny gourd or spine gourd[1] or teasle gourd and also known as bristly balsam pear,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Cucurbitaceae/gourd family. It is used as a vegetable in all regions of India and some parts in South Asia. It has commercial importance and is exported and used locally. The fruits are cooked with spices, or fried and sometimes eaten with meat or fish. It is propagated by underground tubers. It has small leaves, small yellow flowers, it has small, dark green, round or oval fruits. It is dioecious, which means that it has distinct male and female individual organisms, hence its name.[3]

flower of Momordica dioica

Quick Facts Momordica dioica, Scientific classification ...
A full Spiny gourd (Momordica dioica) with two halved and two cross sections.

Uses

Momordica dioica

Momordica dioica is used as a vegetable in all regions of India and some parts in South Asia. It has commercial importance and is exported and used locally. The fruits are cooked with spices, or fried and sometimes eaten with meat or fish.

References

  1. [1]
    "Momordica dioica". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Momordica dioica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  3. [3]
    T. R. Gopalakrishnan, Vegetable Crops, p. 136, at Google Books
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