Momordica

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cucurbitaceae – bitter melon and its close relatives.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Cucurbitales – order; Cucurbitaceae – family; Momordiceae – tribe

• (genus): Momordica charantia – type species; Momordica dioica, Momordica muricata – selected other species

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Momordica”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• Momordica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Momordica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Momordica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Momordica at Plants of the World Online
• Momordica at USDA Plants database
• Momordica at Tropicos
• Momordica at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Momordica at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Momordica at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Momordica at The Plant List