What Is The Scientific Name Of Ampalaya? (ANSWERS)
SCIENTIFIC NAME OF AMPALAYA– In this topic, we are going to know about the scientific name of a bitter herbal plant called ampalaya.
As mentioned before, also known as bitter melon, it is a herbal plant which is known for its bitter taste as well as its medical properties and benefits it contributes to the body despite the said taste.
The plan grows usually in tropical countries in Asia, especially in the Philippines. It falls under the Cucurbitaceae family which came from India.
The fruit has green flesh and has pointed ends and has a wide range of varieties that has differences in shape and from the bitterness of each variety of this plant.
Scientific Name
The binomial nomenclature of ampalaya is Momordica charantia.
The genus Momordica refers to the Old World herbaceous vines which has a campanulate corolla and a warty fruit, according to Merriam-Webster
It is a New Latin term that is derived from the Latin word momordisse, which is a perfect infinitive of the term mordēre or “to bite”. This is due to the plant’s seed that looks lite someone bit it.
The species charantia, according to Cabi.org, is a Greek term for “beautiful flower”.