Balsampear (Momordica charantia)
Description
The bitter melon , bitter melon or balsam pear ( Momordica charantia ) is a plant vine vegetable of the family Cucurbitaceae , grown in warm or temperate climates annual plant . The term "margose" refers to the plant and the fruit, the plant is sometimes incorrectly called "margosier" which means in Creole of the Indian Ocean the melia ( Melia azedarach, L) 1 .Annual climbing and carpet plant whose height can reach 5 m . The stems are delicate and equipped with simple tendrils. The alternate leaves are of comparable shape to the leaves of vines, the limbs have 3, 5 or 7 lobes. The leaves have a strong odor and have a bitter taste.The flowers are small and yellowish, borne by frail peduncles. The male flowers have three stamens and the female flowers have a three-lobed stigma and an inferior ovary.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Cucurbitales
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Family: Cucurbitaceae
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Genus: Momordica
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