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Momordica charantia
Cundeamor / Wild balsam apple


Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer

Família/Family: Cucurbitaceae

Grupo/Group: Dicotiledónea/Dicotyledon.

Forma de vida/Life form: Trepadora/Vine

Forma de vida 2 / Life form 2: V

Duración de vida/Lifespan: Anual/Annual.

Sustrato/Substrate: Terrestre/Terrestrial.

Distribución nativa/Native range: Nativa del Viejo Mundo, pero de origen específico incierto; reportada como nativa de Asia tropical; o África tropical; ahora naturalizada en los trópicos del mundo. / Native to the Old World, but specific origin uncertain; reported as native to tropical Asia or tropical Africa; now naturalizaed in the tropics of the world.

Mapa de ubicaciones / Map of locations


ESTATUS EN LA ISLA DE PUERTO RICO/STATUS ON THE ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO
Presencia/Occurence: Presente/Present.

Origen/Origin: No nativo, naturalizado/Not native, naturalized.

TAXONOMÍA/TAXONOMY
Nombre científico con autores/Scientific name with authors: Momordica charantia L.

Tenemos datos para Momordica charantia en las siguientes 8 áreas de conservación:
We have data for Momordica charantia for the following 8 conservation areas:
Presencia/Occurence: Origen/Origin:
Bahía de Jobos, Reserva Nacional de Investigación Estuarina/Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Present Not Native, Naturalized
Cambalache, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Not Native, Naturalized
El Yunque, Bosque Nacional/National Forest Assumed to be Present Not Native, Naturalized
Guánica, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Assumed to be Present Not Native, Naturalized
Maricao, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Not Native, Naturalized
Río Abajo, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Not Native, Naturalized
Susúa, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Not Native, Naturalized
Vega, Bosque Estatal/State Forest Present Not Native, Naturalized


Elevaciones/Elevations:
Elevaciones Bajas: < 500 m / Low Elevations: < 500 m
Elevaciones Medias: 500-1000 m / Middle elevations: 500-1000 m


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Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Roger L. Hammer
Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Chuck McCartney
Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
Naturalized, Palm Beach County, Florida, 2013
Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
Naturalized, Palm Beach County, Florida, 2013
Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Magha García Medina; Agrandar.
Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Keith A. Bradley
Momordica charantia
Copyright by: Kristen Finch
Naturalized, Palm Beach County, Florida, 2013