Bitter gourd
- kingdom: Plantae
- phylum: Tracheophyta
- class: Magnoliopsida
- order: Cucurbitales
- family: Cucurbitaceae
- genus: Momordica
- species: Momordica balsamina
Cotonou
Littoral- Porto-Novo
Ouémé
Benin
Ngaoundéré
Adamaoua- Yagoua
Far North
Cameroon
Swakopmund
Erongo
Namibia
Sesheke
Western
Zambia