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5418132 balsamapple Momordica charantia Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr	2186017 balsamapple Momordica charantia Plant(s) Cesar Calderon	2186015 balsamapple Momordica charantia Plant(s) Cesar Calderon	5418249 balsamapple Momordica charantia Plant(s) Forest & Kim Starr
5418250 balsamapple Momordica charantia Foliage Forest & Kim Starr	2134028 balsamapple Momordica charantia Fruit(s) William M. Ciesla	2186016 balsamapple Momordica charantia Fruit(s) Cesar Calderon	2186019 balsamapple Momordica charantia Fruit(s) Cesar Calderon

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Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: Dilleniidae

Order: Violales

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Genus: Momordica

Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
bitter melon, balsampear

References

Common Name Reference:	Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference:	USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.