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Momordica cochinchinensis
About
Gac, from the Vietnamese gấc, scientific name Momordica cochinchinensis, is a species of plant in the melon and cucumber family Cucurbitaceae native to countries throughout Southeast Asia and to Queensland, Australia. It is notable for its vivid orange-reddish color resulting from a mix of beta-carotene and lycopene.
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Momordica cochinchinensis
- Slug
- momordica-cochinchinensis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Momordica
- Species
- cochinchinensis
- Wikidata QID
- Q311079
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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