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Momordica cochinchinensis

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Momordica macrophylla Gage, Momordica ­meloniflora Hand.-Mazz., Momordica mixta Roxburgh, Momordica trifolia L. nom. rej., Muricia cochinenchinensis Loureiro, Zucca ­commersoniana Ser.

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Lim, T.K. (2012). Momordica cochinchinensis. In: Edible Medicinal And Non-Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1764-0_48

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