Gac
Gấc [IPA ɣək̚˧˦] (Momordica cochinchinensis) is a type of perennial melon that grows in Southeast Asia and Australia. It has a bright orange or red color.
| Gấc | |
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| Exterior and cross-sectional interior of gac | |
Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Plantae |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Momordica |
| Species: | M. cochinchinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Momordica cochinchinensis | |
Gac Media
Gac fruit, Philippines
Plate from book
A plate of Xôi gấc
when ripe, this melon has spiny red skin, yellow flesh, and slimy red edible seeds. this sentence is from a book called trees leaves flowers and seeds smithsonian.