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Details for: Citrullus colocynthis
Source: Henning, T., Holstein, N. & Raab-Straube, E. von (2017): Cucurbitaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.
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Name: Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
Nomencl. ref.: in Linnaea 12: 414. 1838
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Rosanae
                         Ordo - Cucurbitales Bercht. & J. Presl
                              Familia - Cucurbitaceae Juss.
                                   Genus - Citrullus Schrad.
                                       
Basionym: Cucumis colocynthis L.
Homotypic synonyms: Cucumis colocynthis L.
Invalid designations: Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad., des. inval.
 
Common names: abobara (Portuguese), abobota silvestre (Portuguese), alcama (Spanish, Castillian), alcoma (Spanish, Castillian), alhandal (Spanish, Castillian), alhondal (Spanish, Castillian), braseres (Valencian), brassera (Catalan), calabacilla salvaje (Spanish, Castillian), calabacinha (Portuguese), carbasseta (Catalan), colocíntida (Portuguese), colocíntida (Spanish, Castillian), colocynthe (Portuguese), coloquinca (Catalan), coloquinta (Catalan), coloquinta (Majorcan), coloquíntida (Catalan), coloquíntida (fruto) (Spanish, Castillian), coloquíntida (Portuguese), coloquintida (Spanish, Castillian), coloquíntida (Spanish, Castillian), coloquynthida (Portuguese), hiel de la tierra (Spanish, Castillian), la tuera (Spanish, Castillian), maçâ-colocíntida (Portuguese), manzana amarga (Spanish, Castillian), manzana de Adán (Spanish, Castillian), pillamin (Euskera), pillamiña (Euskera), tuera (Spanish, Castillian), tuera amarilla (Spanish, Castillian), tuera oficinal (Spanish, Castillian), tuera rayada (Spanish, Castillian), tuero (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: Ab(N) Ag ?Bl dCa(C F L P T) Cy Eg Gr Hs Ir Jo Le Li Ma Si(S) Sn Sy Tn Tu(A) [Ab(A) Ar aAz(M) Bu cCo aGr Hs(S) Hu nIt Mo Rf(S) Rm aSu cUk Uk(K U)]