PLANTS Profile for Momordica charantia (balsampear)

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PLANTS Profile

Momordica charantia L.
balsampear


Symbol:		MOCH2
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Cucurbitaceae
Growth Habit:		Vine Forb/herb
Duration:		Annual
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Plant Distribution by State:
Momordica charantia L.

State Distributional Map for Momordica charantia L.

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	AL FL HI LA PA

Momordica charantia L. occures in the following states: Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Texas, Virgin Islands

Related Taxa:
Momordica charantia L.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 4 species in Momordica

Classification:
Momordica charantia L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae –
Order	Violales –
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Momordica L. – momordica
Species	Momordica charantia L. – balsampear

Introduced Information:
Momordica charantia L.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Momordica charantia L.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Momordica charantia L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22399.