Balsam Apple

	Balsam Apple Balsam apple may refer to: * ''Clusia rosea'', a tree species found in America * ''Momordica balsamina'', a vine species found in Africa * ''Momordica charantia'' (bitter melon), a vine grown for its bitter and edible fruit * ''Echinocystis lobata'' (wild cucumber) * Balsam apple, the common name for species of gourds in the genus ''Echinopepon'' (family Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: ''Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds ''Lagena ... ) {{plant common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Clusia Rosea ''Clusia rosea'', the autograph tree, copey, cupey, balsam apple, pitch-apple, and Scotch attorney, is a tropical and sub-tropical flowering plant species in the family Clusiaceae. The name '' Clusia major'' is sometimes misapplied to this species. Description ''Clusia rosea'' is a tree native to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Hispaniola (such as in Los Haitises National Park), Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Florida.“Clusia rosea”, Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) http://www.hear.org/pier/species/clusia_rosea.htm”Clusia Native Range” http://www.plantmaps.com/nrm/clusia-rosea-florida-clusia-native-range-map.php It is a hemiepiphyte; that is, it grows as an epiphyte on rocks or other trees at the start of its life and behaving like a strangler fig as it gets larger. Like a strangler fig, it successfully competes for light by outgrowing, overtopping and "strangling" its host tree with its many aerial roots. The petals are pink to white. The thin upper leaf tissue r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Momordica Balsamina ''Momordica balsamina'' is a tendril-bearing annual vine native to the tropical regions of Africa, introduced and invasive in Asia, Australia, Central America, and North America, where they have been found in some parts of Florida. In 1810, Thomas Jefferson planted this vine in his flower borders at Monticello along with larkspur, poppies, and nutmeg.Balsam Apple Momordica balsamina monticello.org Description [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Momordica Charantia ''Momordica charantia'' (commonly called bitter melon; Goya; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear; with many more names listed below) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in Africa where it was a dry-season staple food of ǃKung hunter-gatherers. Wild or semi-domesticated variants spread across Asia in prehistory, and it was likely fully domesticated in Southeast Asia. It is widely used in the cuisines of East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. Alternative names Bitter melon has many names in other languages, which have sometimes entered English as loanwords. Following are a few: Description This herbaceous, tendril-bearing vine grows up to in length. It bears simple, alternate leaves across, with three to seven deeply separated lobes. Eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Echinocystis Lobata ''Echinocystis'' is a monotypic genus in the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. The sole species is ''E. lobata'', commonly called wild cucumber, prickly cucumber or bur cucumber. It is an annual, sprawling plant that is native to North America. Description ''Echinocystis lobata'' is an annual vine that produces stems that can be as long as and which climb, with the help of coiling, branched tendrils, over shrubs and fences or trail across the ground. The stems are angular and furrowed. The leaves are alternate with long petioles, five palmate lobes and no stipules. The plants are monoecious, with separate male and female blooms on the same plant. The male flowers are in long-stemmed, upright panicles. Each flower has a white, or greenish-yellow, corolla with six slender lobes. The male flower has a single central stamen with a yellow anther. The female flower has a single stigma and is borne on a short stalk at the base of the flower panicle, with the spiky globular inferior ovary b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Echinopepon ''Echinopepon'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cucurbitaceae The Cucurbitaceae, also called cucurbits or the gourd family, are a plant family consisting of about 965 species in around 95 genera, of which the most important to humans are: ''Cucurbita'' – squash, pumpkin, zucchini, some gourds '' Lagen ..., native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America. Tendrillate vines, their prickly fruits are operculate, with the prickles themselves being stipitate glandular. Species Currently accepted species include: '' Echinopepon arachoideus'' (Dieterle) A.K.Monro & Stafford '' Echinopepon belizensis'' A.K.Monro & Stafford '' Echinopepon calcitrapa'' McVaugh '' Echinopepon cirrhopedunculatus'' Rose '' Echinopepon coulteri'' (A.Gray) Rose '' Echinopepon disjunctus'' Pozner '' Echinopepon glutinosus'' (Cogn.) A.K.Monro & Stafford '' Echinopepon insularis'' S.Watson '' Echinopepon jaliscanus'' Rose '' Echinopepon longispin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

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