Giby, if it is from wild, it may belong to some other species rather than M. charantia.
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear all, > > Wild bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L). It is used in ayurvedic > medicine. > > Cultivated in our farm. Seeds are collected from the wild (Pooyamkutty) > I will upload flower picture as and when I get the same. I havent noticed > this so far. My mother told me that there are fruits now that are so small > but nicely colored. > length is about 3-6cm > > > Regards > Giby > > > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
