Citrullus colocynthis

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Family:CUCURBITACEAE
Species:Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
Common Name:Colocynth; Bitter Apple
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
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Status:Not Persisting, Not Native
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Classification

FamilyCUCURBITACEAE - Cucumber family
Genus Citrullus
Species Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. - Colocynth; Bitter Apple

Citation

Citation Citrullus colocynthis (Linnaeus) Schrader, Linnaea 12(4): 414. 1838.
Basionym: Cucumis colocynthis L. 1753.
Type: Type not designated, original material exists; see Linnaean Typifcation Project.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Cucumis colocynthis Cucumis colocynthis L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1011. 1753.  

Specimens and Distribution

No specimens exist for this species.