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Momordica charantia

balsam pear

Other common names
bitter cucumber
bitter gourd
see morekarella
la-kwa
leprosy gourd
Botanical details
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Native to the UK
No
Genus

Momordica

Name status

Unresolved

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