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. TDGW – 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 (2019). In: Roskov 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.
• 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.
• 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 on 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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