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Momordica charantia
Bitter Melon
As recorded: Momordica charantia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 4564
- Date
- November 29, 1930
- Locality
- Faaa: Tipaerui
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Identified by
- Grant, M.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 29, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Momordica charantia observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18,929 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Church St, Jupiter, FL, US
(c) Ryan DeSutter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Key Control, Miami, FL 33175, USA
(c) Matthew Alvarez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Kukuihaele Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) paulie_tre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pinewood Cove Ln, Orlando, FL, US
(c) souzaphonee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Pithoragarh, IN-UT, IN
(c) Babita Sunyal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Momordica charantia. BISH 18272. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956623780. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18272.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956623780 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026