Momordica dioica#Uses
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Erumapaval.JPG
|genus = Momordica
|species = dioica
|authority = Roxb. ex Willd.{{cite POWO |title=Momordica dioica Roxb. ex Willd. |id=293438-1 |access-date=8 July 2024}}
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{{Species list
| Momordica dioeca | Roxb.
| Momordica hamiltoniana | Wall. ex G.Don
| Momordica heyneana | Wall. ex G.Don
| Momordica hispida | Dennst.
| Momordica missionis | Wall.
| Momordica sicyoides | Ser.
| Momordica trilobata | Wight ex Steud.
| Momordica tuberosa | Dennst.
| Momordica wallichii | M.Roem.
| Trichosanthes russeliana | Wall. ex G.Don
}}
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Momordica dioica, commonly known as spiny gourd or spine gourd{{GRIN | access-date=24 September 2022}} or teasle gourd and also known as bristly balsam pear,{{GBIF |id=2874579 |taxon=Momordica dioica |access-date=24 September 2022}} is a species of flowering plant in the Cucurbitaceae/gourd family. It is propagated by underground tubers. It has small leaves, small yellow flowers, it has small, dark green, round or oval fruits. It is dioecious, which means that it has distinct male and female individual organisms, hence its name.T. R. Gopalakrishnan, {{google books|-mTUBjSyo_UC|Vegetable Crops|page=136}}
Uses
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.
Gallery
Spiny gourd (Momordica dioica).jpg|Halves and cross sections
Momordica dioica (1129111386).jpg|Flower
Momordica dioica.jpg
Spiny gourd (affected).jpg|Affected by insects.
References
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External links
- [https://www.khetikare.com/2020/05/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%82-150-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%AF.html Momordica dioica Farming Details]