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Momordica charantia
Bitter Melon
As recorded: Momordica charantia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 26664
- Date
- April 22, 1965
- Locality
- Nualolo Kai, Waimea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 22, 1965, St.John, H. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Lipochaeta connata
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Morinda citrifolia
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Nototrichium sandwicense
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Solanum americanum
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Momordica charantia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 881 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Kukuihaele Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) paulie_tre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
East Kapolei, HI, USA
(c) Madi Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Kehala Dr, Kihei, HI, US
(c) Jody Willman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Momordica charantia. BISH 47852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956490884. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/47852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956490884 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026