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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Momordica
Genus recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Momordica
Recognized by IABIN and Flora of Zimbabwe
Momordica
Genus recognized by Eswatini Species List, wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia FI, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, Angola Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Barbados Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Central African Republic Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Colombia Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Guam Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Honduras Species List, Hong Kong Species List, India Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, Laos Species List, Liberia Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mayotte Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Pakistan Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Reunion Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Uganda Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, wikipedia ID, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, wikipedia EU, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Coral Sea Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia DA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia LV, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, Timor Sea Species List, United States Species List, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, USDA PLANTS images, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Momordica

Alternative Names

Bryonia grandis Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis agrestis Mill.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis agrestis Mill. ex Cogn.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis cordifolius E. Mey.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis hilapikku Herb. Madr.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Cucumis tuberosus Roxb.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Dimorphochlamys cabraei Cogn.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Eulenburgia mirabilis Pax
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Luffa amara Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Luffa amara Wall. ex G. Don
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Luffa hilapikku Herb. Madr.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica aculeata Poir.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica acutangula Steud.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica amaniana Cogn.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica auriculata Noronha
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica balsamina Descourt.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Momordica balsamina L.)
Momordica balsamina Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica charantia Descourt.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Momordica charantia L.)
Momordica cirrhiflora Wight
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica cirrhiflora Wight ex Steud.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica cissoides Planch.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica cochinchinensis Lour.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Momordica cochinchinensis Spreng.)
Momordica cogniauxiana Gilg
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica cordifolia E. Mey.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica crinocarpa Fenzl
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica crinocarpa Fenzl ex M. Roem.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica cymbalaria Fenzl
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica cymbalaria Hook. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Momordica cymbalaria Fenzl ex Naudin)
Momordica dictyosperma Griseb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica dioica Roxb.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica dioica Wall.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica guttata Planch.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica jagorana K. Koch
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica maculata Planch.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica martinicensis Hook.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica martinicensis Hook. ex Wien.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Momordica martinicensis Hook.)
Momordica multicrenata Cogn.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica paina Buch.-Ham. & G. Don
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica pauciflora Cogn.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica pauciflora Cogn. ex Harms
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica pterocarpa A. Rich.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Momordica pterocarpa Hochst.)
Momordica punctata Engl.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica schinzii Cogn.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica sicyoides Sessé & Moc.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica silvatica Jongkind
Doubtful according to GBIF classification (Possible variant of Momordica silvatica Jungkind)
Momordica sphaeroidea Blanco
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica suringarii Cogn.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica trilobata Wight
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica tuberosa (Roxb.) Cogn.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica tuberosa Dennst.
Heterotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Momordica umbellata Harms
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Momordica vogelii Planch.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Raphanistrocarpus boivinii Cogn.
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification
Amordica Neck.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Calpidosicyos Harms
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dimorphochlamys Hook. fil.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Eulenburgia Pax
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Momordica L. 1753
Authority according to NCBI
Muricia Lour.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Nevrosperma Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Raphanistrocarpus (Baill.) Pax
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Raphanocarpus Hook. fil.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Zucca Comm. ex Juss.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

momordica preferred

Arabic

معضوضة preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Momordik preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

момордика preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Momòrdica preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

苦瓜属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

Momordika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Karvaskurkut preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Μομορντίκα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

לעוסית preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ニガウリ属 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020
ツルレイシ属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

ممردیکا preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Przepękla preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Melão de São Caetano preferred
Recognized by IABIN

Russian

Момордика preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Mtango wa Afrika preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

మొమోర్డికా preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Момордика preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Chi Mướp đắng preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

معضوضه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

موموردیک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

苦瓜属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

苦瓜属 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

苦瓜屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

苦瓜屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

苦瓜屬 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Momordica

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Momordica (this page)
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Cucurbitales Juss. ex Bercht. & J. Presl
Cucurbitaceae Juss.
Momordica L. (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superrosids
Rosids
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Momordica (this page)
One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

One additional sibling truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Cucurbitales
Cucurbitaceae
Momordica L. (this page)
13 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Violales
Cucurbitaceae
Momordiceae
Momordica (this page)