Datasheet Type(s); Invasive Species; Pest; Natural Enemy; Host Plant. Preferred Scientific Name; Momordica charantia. Preferred Common Name; bitter gourd.TogglenavigationHomeOtherCABIsitesActiononInvasivesCABDirectCABI.orgCropProtectionCompendiumPlantwiseKnowledgeBankViewallCABIonlineresources…AboutAboutISCOverviewCitationHelpDatasheetMomordicacharantia(bittergourd)ToolboxDatasheetMomordicacharantia(bittergourd)IndexPicturesIdentitySummaryofInvasivenessTaxonomicTreeNotesonTaxonomyandNomenclatureDescriptionDistributionDistributionTableHistoryofIntroductionandSpreadRiskofIntroductionHabitatHosts/SpeciesAffectedHostPlantsandOtherPlantsAffectedBiologyandEcologyClimateAirTemperatureRainfallRainfallRegimeSoilTolerancesNotesonNaturalEnemiesMeansofMovementandDispersalPathwayCausesPathwayVectorsEconomicImpactEnvironmentalImpactThreatenedSpeciesRiskandImpactFactorsUsesUsesListSimilaritiestoOtherSpecies/ConditionsPreventionandControlReferencesLinkstoWebsitesContributorsDistributionMapsSummaryLastmodified21November2019DatasheetType(s)InvasiveSpeciesPestNaturalEnemyHostPlantPreferredScientificNameMomordicacharantiaPreferredCommonNamebittergourdTaxonomicTreeDomain:Eukaryota  Kingdom:Plantae    Phylum:Spermatophyta      Subphylum:Angiospermae        Class:DicotyledonaeSummaryofInvasivenessM.charantiaisanannualclimbingvineprobablynativetotropicalandsubtropicalAfricaandAsia(Englberger,2009).Itisnowwidelydistr...More...MoreinformationMoreinformationDon'tneedtheentirereport?Generateaprintfriendlyversioncontainingonlythesectionsyouneed.GeneratereportExpandallsectionsCollapseallsectionsPicturesTopofpagePictureTitleCaptionCopyrightTitleMatureplantCaptionMomordicacharantia(bittergourd);leavesandflowersofmatureplant.Tonga,May1988.Copyright©JohnT.SwarbrickMatureplantMomordicacharantia(bittergourd);leavesandflowersofmatureplant.Tonga,May1988.©JohnT.SwarbrickTitleFruitCaptionMomordicacharantia(bittergourd);fruit.Copyright©JohnT.SwarbrickFruitMomordicacharantia(bittergourd);fruit.©JohnT.Swarbr