*Momordica charantia Linnaeus ssp. charantia . Common name: Balsam-pear, Balsam-apple, Bitter Melon, Cerasee, Asosi. Phenology: Apr-Nov. Habitat: Disturbed areas, roadsides, fence-rows. Distribution: Native of Africa. Reported for Panhandle FL by Anderson (2007) and Kunzer et al. (2009), and for Alabama by Diamond (2021).
Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa
Taxonomy Comments: An additional subspecies, ssp. macroloba Achigan-Dako & Blattner, is known from wc. Africa.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA6, POWO; = n/a — C, Pa; < Momordica charantia L. — Bah, Fl2, K4, Meso4.1, NE, NS, S, Tx, WH3. Basionym: Momordica charantia L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Momordica charantia ssp. charantia - FNA6
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL (name change)
- Great Plains: FACU (name change)
- Midwest: FACU (name change)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (name change)
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