bitter gourd
Common NamesChinese bitter gourd, bitter gourd, bitter melon, caraili, gourd
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bitter gourd is commonly consumed in 17 countries.
Bangladesh
Common name: bitter gourd, bitter melon
Bhutan
Common name: gourd
Guyana
Common name: bitter melon
Indonesia
Common name: bitter melon
Japan
Common name: bitter melon
Malaysia
Common name: bitter melon
Myanmar
Common name: bitter gourd, bitter gourd
Thailand
Common name: Chinese bitter gourd, bitter gourd
Trinidad and Tobago
Common name: caraili
Viet Nam
Common name: bitter melon
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Species
Momordica charantia
Part Consumed
Fruit, Young leaves
Centers of Origin
Central Africa, East Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Southern Africa, West Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Pacific Region- Australia and New Zealand, Tropical Pacific Region