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melão-são-caetano

Momordica charantia

Extinct

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The Balsampear (Momordica charantia) is a species in the genus Momordica. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Habitat & Distribution

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (19 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).

🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇲🇾 Malaysia 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste 🇧🇿 Belize 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇻🇳 Vietnam 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇮🇩 Indonesia 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇬🇩 Grenada 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇻🇺 Vanuatu 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇵🇦 Panama 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇺🇸 United States 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇰🇮 Kiribati 🇵🇪 Peru 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇹🇩 Chad 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇵🇼 Palau 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 🇻🇪 Venezuela

Conservation Status

EX Extinct

Full Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae (plantas)

Phylum

Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)

Class

Magnoliopsida (Dicots)

Order

Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)

Species

Momordica charantia (melão-são-caetano)

Names in Other Languages

Spanish bálsamo

French margose

German Bittergurke

Portuguese melão-são-caetano

Indonesian paria

Similar Species in Momordica

Chinese bitter-cucumber

Momordica cochinchinensis

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of melão-são-caetano?

The scientific name of melão-são-caetano is Momordica charantia. It belongs to the genus Momordica.

What is the conservation status of melão-são-caetano?

melão-são-caetano (Momordica charantia) is classified as Extinct by the IUCN Red List.

Where does melão-são-caetano live?

melão-são-caetano is found in Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), North America (19 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (10 countries).. Countries include Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica.

What family does melão-são-caetano belong to?

melão-são-caetano (Momordica charantia) belongs to the genus Momordica, which is part of the taxonomic family Cucurbitaceae.

What kingdom does melão-são-caetano belong to?

melão-são-caetano (Momordica charantia) belongs to the kingdom Plantae (plantas).

What are the closest relatives of melão-são-caetano?

The closest relatives of melão-são-caetano in the genus Momordica include balsâmina-de-purga, Chinese bitter-cucumber.