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Momordica charantia
Bitter Melon
As recorded: Momordica charantia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 10481
- Date
- June 12, 1990
- Locality
- Tapuamu. Vallée de Tapuamu Sud. Flanc droit
- Island
- Tahaa
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -16.6333, -151.5167
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1990, Florence, J. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Momordica charantia observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-08-09.
2022-08-09
Hipu, Taha'a, French Polynesia
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-07
Hipu, Taha'a, French Polynesia
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-29
Tevaitoa, Tumaraa, French Polynesia
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-29
Îles Sous-le-Vent, PF
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-07-29
Tevaitoa, Tumaraa, French Polynesia
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2017-07-30
Ruutia, Îles sous le Vent, Polynésie Française
(c) Arthur Chapman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Cite this specimen
Momordica charantia. BISH 640879. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956578019. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/640879.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956578019 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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