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Teasle Gourd
Momordica dioica
Momordica dioica, commonly known as spiny gourd or spine gourd and also known as bristly balsma pear, prickly carolaho, teasle gourd, kantola, is a species of flowering plant in the gourd family. It is used as a vegetable in all regions of India and some parts in South Asia. It has commercial importance and is exported and used locally. The fruits are cooked with spices,or fried and sometimes eaten with meat or fish.
From the article Momordica dioica on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
At the table
Momordica dioica is used as a vegetable in all regions of India and in South Asia. It has commercial importance and is exported and used locally. The fruits are cooked with spices, or fried and sometimes eaten with meat or fish.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 905825.