Momordica charantia L.

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Momordica charantia L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 1356 with Nia Meadows, 17 Sep 2024

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden at the Edible Academy: "South and Central America" bed.

  • Habitat

    Plants cultivated as part of the NYBG African American Garden at the Edible Academy. This garden explores and celebrates Black culture through the lens of plants. It is a three-year project curated by Dr. Jessica B. Harris, America’s leading expert on African foodways. In 2024, the garden engages with the botanical legacies of the African Diaspora, including plants that are food staples, remedies, and sources of inspiration to Black culture in the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, consisting of 8 sections and beds: Same Boat Different Stops, South America, Remedies, Caribbean & Central America, Creativity, North America, Economic, and Cane. Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams, and NYBG Horticulture staff. The African American Garden was made possible with support from the Mellon Foundation.

  • Description

    Flowers yellow. Fruit warty in texture. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04336254

    Occurrence ID: aa571411-3d9e-472f-8793-7b36fdc2194f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Momordica charantia L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden at the Edible Academy: "South and Central America" bed

  • Coordinates

    40.86, -73.8736

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The New York Botanical Garden
Cucurbitaceae
Momordica charantia L,
United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The
New York Botanical Garden; African American Garden at
the Edible Academy: "South and Central America" bed.
40°51 '41.82"N, 73°52'24.81" W
Plants cultivated as part of the NYBG African American
Garden at the Edible Academy. This garden explores and
celebrates Black culture through the lens of plants. It is a
three-year project curated by Dr. Jessica B. Harris,
Americans leading expert on African foodways. In 2024,
the garden engages with the botanical legacies of the
African Diaspora, including plants that are food staples,
remedies, and sources of inspiration to Black culture in
the United States, the Caribbean, and Central and South
America, consisting of 8 sections and beds: Same Boat
Different Stops, South America, Remedies, Caribbean &
Central America, Creativity, North America, Economic,
and Cane. Curated by Jessica B. Harris, implemented and
cared for by James Boyer, Brooke Gibbard, Toby Adams,
and NYBG Horticulture staff. The African American
Garden was made possible with support from the Mellon
Foundation.
Flowers yellow. Fruit warty in texture.
17 Sep 2024
M. C. Pace, Nia Meadows 1356
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04336254