Vegetables> Bitter Gaurd > Area Under Cultivation

The important bitter gourd growing states are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Kerela, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Orissa, Assam Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

Botanical Name : Momordica charantia

Family : Cucurbitaceae

Plant Discription : It is a luscious,climbing vine with slightly fuzzy stems clothed with dark green, deeply lobed leaves and yellow, dioecious flowers.

Centre of Origin : Tropical Asia

Pollination System : Cross pollinated

Chromosome No. : 2n=22

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