Gac
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| Gấc | |
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| Exterior and cross-sectional interior of gac | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Momordica |
| Species: | M. cochinchinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Momordica cochinchinensis | |
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.
Gac Media
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Momordica cochinchinensis foliage
Momordica cochinchinensis flowers
Gac Fruit is being used for food coloring. This picture was taken in the Organic Agriculture Farm at CBSUA, Pili, Camarines Sur
Momordica cochinchinensis.
Gac sold in Thailand
Plate from book
Momordica cochinchinensis seeds, by Omar Hoftun
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.