*Momordica dioica * Roxb. ex Willd.
- *mo-MOR-di-ka* -- from the word to bite, reference to the seeds which look bitten *dy-oh-EE-kuh* -- male and female flowers on separate plants ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Phagil (Konkani: फागिल)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3780448183%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-sIPB6QsS0IB3fmxxqGyM-KHg7A> Aug 2, 2009 ... along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: bristly balsam-pear, prickly carolaho, spine gourd, teasle gourd • *Assamese*: avandhya, bhat-kerela • *Bengali*: bhat korola, ghee korola, kankrol • *Gujarati*: katwal • *Hindi*: बन करेला ban karela • * Kannada*: karchi-balli, madahagala gadde • *Konkani*: फागिल phagil • * Malayalam*: ben-pavel, erimapasel • *Marathi*: करटोली kartoli • *Rajasthani*: bara -karela, kankera, kankoda • *Sanskrit*: कर्कोटकी karkotaki, कर्कोटी karkoti • *Tamil*: மெழுகுபாகல் meluku-pakal, பழுபாகல் palu-pakal • *Telugu*: అడవికాకర adavikakara, ఆకాకర akakara *Native to*: south-east Asia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Ban%20Karela.html>• Dave's Garden<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzehCgoXCD-xD10fy1Wv8q6akdZzMA>• M.M.P.N.D.<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au%2FSorting%2FMomordica.html%23dioica&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc3HaQEDKncIn7P1j-7iR2XyaO1Ng>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Aug 2, 2009 ... along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra [image: Palu-pakal (Tamil: பழுபாகல்)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3781257962%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzemLYkLT4K2z7QurhW_CzPcbILXHA> [image: Karkotaki (Sanskrit: कर्कोटकी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3781266620%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeJv_xxwjiTelqrng_fzxwmpdEUcw> [image: Adavikakara (Telugu: అడవికాకర)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3780454429%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfWkTZ5Hh-sqMoOfw5IITvRImoPJQ> Regards. Dinesh
