Momordica balsamina

Balsam apple, wonder apple

High slender climbing annual with thin glabrous leaves and orange oval fruit 5-10 cm long. Common in dry regions of the tropics all over the world. Relished by camels.

					As % of dry matter
				DM	CP	CF	Ash	EE	NFE	Ca	P	Ref
Fresh aerial part,
mid-bloom, Niger					24.8	21.1	15.7	1.0	37.4	1.44	0.29	45