Momordica cochinchinensis

Momordica cochinchinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Momordiceae
Genus: Momordica
Species: Momordica cochinchinensis

Name

Momordica cochinchinensis (Lour.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 14 1826.

Synonyms

• Momordica dioica Wall.
• Momordica macrophylla Gage
• Momordica meloniflora Hand.-Mazz.
• Momordica mixta Roxb.
• Momordica ovata Cogn.
• Muricia cochinchinensis Lour.
• Zucca commersoniana Ser.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asie China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan, Tibet, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Rakhine, Yangon), Australia (Queensland), Japan (I), peninsular Malaysia (widespread), Andaman Isl., Nepal, Laos, Vietnam, Philippines (Luzon, Guimaras, Biliran, Camiguin, Mindanao, Panay), Thailand, Sulawesi, Borneo, New Guinea, Java, Sumatra References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprengel, C. 1826. Caroli Linnaei, ... Systema vegetabilium. Ed. 16. Vol. III: Classis 16–23. 936 pp. Sumtibus Librariae Dieterichianae, Gottingae [Göttingen]. BHL Reference page. : 3:14.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Momordica cochinchinensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Momordica cochinchinensis. Published online. Accessed Dec 29 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Momordica cochinchinensis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Momordica cochinchinensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 29.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Momordica cochinchinensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Gac, Baby Jackfruit, Spiny Bitter Gourd, Sweet Gourd, Cochinchin Gourd
ไทย: ฟักข้าว
Tiếng Việt: gấc, quả gấc
中文: mùbiēguǒ, 木鳖果

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