Momordica cochinchinensis
Momordica cochinchinensis
Safety & Hazards
The seeds are poisonous[ 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ].
Botanical Description
Momordica cochinchinensis is a vigorous, perennial climbing plant, producing stems that can be 15 metres long, growing from a tuberous rootstock. The stems scramble over the ground and climb into nearby vegetation, sometimes to the tops of trees, supporting themselves by means of tendrils[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant can become dormant in dry seasons or cooler weather, but grows all year round in the Equatorial zone[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The plant is sometimes cultivated in India and China for its edible fruit and the oil that can be obtained from the seeds[ 300 Title Vegetables in the Tropics Publication Author Tindall. H. D. Publisher MacMillan, Oxford. Year 1983 ISBN 0-333-24268-8 Description An excellent, in-depth look at the main vegetable crops that can be grown in the Tropics, plus many less well-known plants. ].