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Bitter melon, Balsam apple

Momordica charantia

Photo by peralta151
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Bitter melon, Balsam apple

Momordica charantia

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Darwinist
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Momordica sp
Jonathan Sequeira
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Comments (6)
Jonathan Sequeira
The leafs of this plant is used to treat fungi on the skin. There is a variation that is edible, is bitter but healthy
auntnance123
This spotting shows the fruit, red seeds and flower:http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/5572955 My yard got overrun with these vines, so beware--happens quickly.
peralta151
It does look like it. It's actually thin skin. It opens up and has little red beads inside. Grows on a type of vine
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2011

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