Teasle Gourd (Momordica dioica)
Momordica dioica is a dioecious vine from South and Southeast Asia, cultivated for its edible green, ovoid fruit. Its spiny fruits are eaten as an immature vegetable.
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Synonyms
Momordica dioeca Roxb.
Momordica hamiltoniana Wall. ex G.Don
Momordica heyneana Wall. ex G.Don
Momordica hispida Dennst.
Momordica missionis Wall.
Momordica sicyoides Ser.
Momordica trilobata Wight ex Steud.
Momordica tuberosa Dennst.
Momordica wallichii M.Roem.
Trichosanthes russeliana Wall. ex G.Don
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderCucurbitales
- familyCucurbitaceae
- genusMomordica
- speciesMomordica dioica