Momordica dioica

Momordica dioica
Momordica dioica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Momordica
Species: M. dioica
Binomial name
Momordica dioica
Roxb. ex Willd.

Momordica dioica, commonly known as spiny gourd, is a species of flowering plant in the gourd family. It is used as a vegetable in India. It has commercial importance and is exported and used locally. The fruits are fried and sometimes eaten with meat or fish.

In Assamese it is called bhat-kerela and in Bengali bhat korola, ghee korola, or simply kankrol. In Telugu it is called boda kakara and on the east coast of Andhra it is called aa-kakara-kaya.

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