Momordica balsamina
Spine Gourd
Momordica dioica
Roxb. ex Willd. Species
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- Botanical name
- Momordica dioica
- Also known as
- Spine Gourd
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Momordica
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Spine Gourd
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Momordica dioica but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Momordica hamiltoniana
Momordica heyneana
Momordica hispida
Momordica missionis
Momordica roxburghii
Momordica sicyoides
Momordica triloba
Momordica trilobata
Momordica tuberosa
Momordica wallichii
Trichosanthes russeliana
Others in Momordica
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