苦瓜由于肉含苦瓜甙,味苦而得名,原产在印度东部。近年来苦瓜成为观赏与食用相结合的美化庭院立体栽培品种。在海南一年四季均可种植,而且面积较大,是海南北调、出口创汇反季节瓜菜中的主要品种之一。 Bitter gourd due to meat with bitter glycosides, taste bitter and named, native in eastern India. In recent years, bitter gourd has become a combination of ornamental and edible garden landscaping three-dimensional varieties. Hainan can be planted throughout the year, but also larger, is the northern transfer of Hainan, foreign exchange earnings against exports in one of the major varieties of vegetables.