| Family | Cucurbitaceae |
|---|---|
| Local Name | Ampalaya |
| Habit | Vine |
| Habitat | Soil |
| Special Notes | Bitter gourd has twice the potassium of bananas and is also rich in vitamin A and C, has momordicin which gives it its bitter taste |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | MEDICINAL: used to treat cancer, diabetes, and other infectious diseases; FOOD: fruit is edible; |
| Collected from | Baguio City, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). |
| Collector(s) | Geni Rose M. Constantino |
