Momordica cochinchinensis
Also known as Gac
Gac, from the Vietnamese (), scientific name Momordica cochinchinensis, is a species of plant in the melon and cucumber family Cucurbitaceae native to countries throughout Southeast Asia and to Queensland, Australia. It is notable for its vivid orange-reddish color resulting from a mix of beta-carotene and lycopene.
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SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCucurbitales
- FamilyCucurbitaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku
Observations recorded2,318
400-1400 m (Cult.)
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Gac, from the Vietnamese (), scientific name Momordica cochinchinensis, is a species of plant in the melon and cucumber family Cucurbitaceae native to countries throughout Southeast Asia and to Queensland, Australia. It is notable for its vivid orange-reddish color resulting from a mix of beta-carotene and lycopene.
==Description== Momordica cochinchinensis is a perennial tendril climber that may reach up to long and a stem diameter up to . The palmate leaves have 3 to 5 lobes and are carried on a petiole (leaf stem) measuring long. They are arranged alternately on the stems and measure up to wide and long.
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Dietary supplementsDioecious plantsEdible fruitsFlora of ChinaFlora of QueenslandFlora of tropical AsiaMedicinal plants of AsiaMedicinal plants of OceaniaMomordicaPlants described in 1790Plants used in traditional Chinese medicineTaxa named by João de LoureiroTaxa named by Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel