Botanical record
Momordica charantia
Momordica charantia is recorded under 4 local names in the published Nigerian ethnobotanical literature Sanko has mapped, across unspecified language, Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa.
- Accepted botanical name
- Momordica charantia
- Names as published
- Momordica charantia and Momordica charantia L.
- Common English
- African cucumber, bitter gourd, balsam pear and Bitter Melon
- Parts reported
- leaves, fruit, whole plant, seeds and fruit root
- GBIF taxonomy
- usage key 2874581 · ACCEPTED · EXACT match at 100% confidence · checked 2026-09-13
Local names recorded for Momordica charantia
Sanko uses this survey for its published name mapping and reported plant parts only. The subject the survey investigated is not a therapeutic claim about this plant.
| Local name | Language | Where recorded | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alo Ose | unspecified language | all local government areas of Rivers State, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethno medicinal survey of plants used by the indigenes of Rivers State of Nigeria — Table 1, row 62 |
| Alo-ose | Igbo | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 32 |
| Ejinrinw | Yoruba | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 32 |
| Kakayi | Hausa | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria | Ethnobotanical Studies of Port Harcourt Metropolis, Nigeria — Table 1, row 32 |