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Momordica charantia
Bitter Melon
As recorded: Momordica charantia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H.David H. Lorence →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5753
- Date
- August 1, 1987
- Locality
- Windward side of island, Anapuhi to Wainene
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1662, -156.9106 ± 504 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1987, Wagner, W.L.; Lorence, D.H. also collected 13 other specimens.
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Ipomoea violacea
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Pipturus albidus
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Rubus rosifolius
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Solanum lycopersicum
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Tetramolopium sylvae
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Still here: Momordica charantia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-12-30.
2022-12-30
Kaunakakai, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-12-29
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-12-29
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2021-04-14
Molokaʻi, Ualapu'e, HI, US
(c) debattaway, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-05-03
Kalaupapa National Historical Park
(c) Jake Gross, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Momordica charantia. BISH 529456. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635334. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/529456.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956635334 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026