1- Introduction to the Species Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd. - Spiny gourd
1.1- Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Momordiceae
Genus: Momordica L.
Species: Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Momordiceae
Genus: Momordica L.
Species: Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd.
1.2- Species Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd - Spiny gourd
+ Overview
Species Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd., commonly known as spiny gourd and also known as kantola, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Momordica, in the tribe Momordiceae, in the subfamily Cucurbitoideae, in the family Cucurbitaceae of the order Cucurbitales.
Spine gourd is a highly nutritious and underutilized vegetable containing high amount of protein as compared to other cucurbitaceous vegetables.
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.
+ The names
In Sanskrit it is called as karkotaki, karkoti. In Tamil it is called as mezhuku-pakal, pazhu-pakal. In Oriya it is called Kankada. In Assamese it is called bhat-kerela, in Manipuri it is called "Karot" and in Bengali kakrul or ghi korola. In Telugu it is called boda kakara and on the east coast of Andhra it is called aa-kakara-kaya. In Gujarati it is called Kankoda and is cooked the same way Karela is cooked. In Sri Lanka,it is known as 'Thumba' or 'Thumba Karavila' in Sinhalese. In Marathi it is called 'Kartole' and in Mizo as maitamtawk. In Kannada it is called mada haagala kaayi. In Chhattisgarhi it is called 'Kheksi'. In Konkani, it is called phaagil/phagla. In Nepali (or Nepalese), it is called chattel.
+ Overview
Species Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd., commonly known as spiny gourd and also known as kantola, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Momordica, in the tribe Momordiceae, in the subfamily Cucurbitoideae, in the family Cucurbitaceae of the order Cucurbitales.
Spine gourd is a highly nutritious and underutilized vegetable containing high amount of protein as compared to other cucurbitaceous vegetables.
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.
+ The names
In Sanskrit it is called as karkotaki, karkoti. In Tamil it is called as mezhuku-pakal, pazhu-pakal. In Oriya it is called Kankada. In Assamese it is called bhat-kerela, in Manipuri it is called "Karot" and in Bengali kakrul or ghi korola. In Telugu it is called boda kakara and on the east coast of Andhra it is called aa-kakara-kaya. In Gujarati it is called Kankoda and is cooked the same way Karela is cooked. In Sri Lanka,it is known as 'Thumba' or 'Thumba Karavila' in Sinhalese. In Marathi it is called 'Kartole' and in Mizo as maitamtawk. In Kannada it is called mada haagala kaayi. In Chhattisgarhi it is called 'Kheksi'. In Konkani, it is called phaagil/phagla. In Nepali (or Nepalese), it is called chattel.
Edited by Ho Dinh Hai
Long An - Vietnam
References
1- http://www.worldwidefruits.com
2- http://www.worldwidefruits.com/orders-of-plants.html
3- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitales
4- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitaceae
5- http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Cucurbitaceae
6- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitoideae
7- http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/cucurbit.htm
8- http://science.jrank.org/.../Gourd-Family-Cucurbitaceae-Agricultural-species-gourds.html
9- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica
10- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_dioica
Long An - Vietnam
References
1- http://www.worldwidefruits.com
2- http://www.worldwidefruits.com/orders-of-plants.html
3- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitales
4- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitaceae
5- http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Cucurbitaceae
6- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucurbitoideae
7- http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/cucurbit.htm
8- http://science.jrank.org/.../Gourd-Family-Cucurbitaceae-Agricultural-species-gourds.html
9- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica
10- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momordica_dioica
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