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Details for: Ecballium elaterium
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: Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.
Nomencl. ref.: Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 6: 19. 1824
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 - Ecballium A. Rich.
                                       
Geo-Search:
Basionym: Momordica elaterium L.
Homotypic synonyms: Momordica elaterium L.
Included taxa: Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich. subsp. elaterium
Ecballium elaterium subsp. dioicum (Batt.) Costich
 
Common names: alficoz (Spanish, Castillian), amargón (Aragonese), amargón (High Aragonese), balsamina picante (Spanish, Castillian), calabacilla hedionda (Spanish, Castillian), carambol amarg (Catalan), carbasser bord (Catalan), carbasseta (Valencian), carbasseta punxoseta (Valencian), carbassí (Catalan), carbassina (Catalan), carbassó bord (Catalan), carbassò bord (Catalan), carbassó bord (Valencian), carbazeta borde (Aragonese), carbazeta borde (High Aragonese), cobombro bord (Catalan), cobombro salvatge (Catalan), cobrombo amarg (Catalan), cobrombo bord (Majorcan), cobrombo sauvatge (Majorcan), cobrombos amargs (Majorcan), cobrombro silvestre (Majorcan), cobronbo (Majorcan), cocombre bord (Majorcan), cocombre salvatge (Majorcan), cocombrillo salvaje (Spanish, Castillian), cogombre amarch (Catalan), cogombre amarg (Catalan), cogombre amarg (Majorcan), cogombre amargant (Catalan), cogombre boig (Catalan), cogombre bord (Catalan), cogombre bord (Majorcan), cogombre salvatge (Catalan), cogombre salvatge (Majorcan), cogombre salvatje (Catalan), cogombre silvestre (Catalan), cogombres bords (Catalan), cogombret (Catalan), cogombret (Valencian), cogombret amarg (Catalan), cogombret amarg (Valencian), cogombrets amarchs (Valencian), cogombrets amargs (Valencian), cogombrillo amargo (Spanish, Castillian), cogombro (Catalan), cogombro (Galician), cogombro (Spanish, Castillian), cogombro amerch (Spanish, Castillian), cogombro do demo (Galician), cogombro do demo (Portuguese), cogombro silvestre (Spanish, Castillian), cohombre amarch (Catalan), cohombrets amarchs (Valencian), cohombrillo (Spanish, Castillian), cohombrillo amargo (Spanish, Castillian), cohombrillos amargos (Aragonese), cohombro (Spanish, Castillian), cohombro amargo (Spanish, Castillian), cohondrillo amargo (Spanish, Castillian), cojombrillo (Spanish, Castillian), colombro (Galician), colombro do demo (Galician), colondra (Galician), combro bord (Catalan), combrombul sauvatje (Majorcan), coombrets amarcs (Valencian), elatérico (Galician), escaritxagossos (Catalan), escaritxagossos (Valencian), esguitxa gosos (Catalan), esquitxagossos (Catalan), esquitxagossos (Valencian), herba carbassina (Catalan), hierba del diablo (Aragonese), hierba del diablo (Spanish, Castillian), ierba del diablo (Aragonese), luzkerr (Euskera), luzokermin (Euskera), luzokermina (Euskera), luzokerr (Euskera), luzoquermiñá (Euskera), meló salvatge (Catalan), meloncicos (Spanish, Castillian), meloncicos del diablo (Spanish, Castillian), meloncillos del diablo (Spanish, Castillian), meloncillos locos (Spanish, Castillian), melonet bord (Catalan), momórdica (Portuguese), momordico (Spanish, Castillian), pan de puerco (Spanish, Castillian), penina borde (Valencian), pepiné (Aragonese), pepiné (High Aragonese), pepinera (Valencian), pepinet (Valencian), pepinetes (Aragonese), pepinetes de o diablo (Aragonese), pepinillo (Aragonese), pepinillo (Spanish, Castillian), pepinillo amargo (Spanish, Castillian), pepinillo bord (Valencian), pepinillo borde (Spanish, Castillian), pepinillo del diablo (Spanish, Castillian), pepinillo loco (Spanish, Castillian), pepinillo salvaje (Aragonese), pepinillos (Spanish, Castillian), pepinillos amargos (Aragonese), pepinillos amargos (Spanish, Castillian), pepinillos del diablo (Spanish, Castillian), pepinitos (Spanish, Castillian), pepino (Aragonese), pepino amargo (Spanish, Castillian), pepino borde (Spanish, Castillian), pepino de lagarto (Spanish, Castillian), pepino de S. Gregório (Portuguese), pepino de Sam Gregorio (Portuguese), pepino de San Gregorio (Galician), pepino del diablo (Spanish, Castillian), pepino salvaje (Aragonese), pepino silvestre (Portuguese), pepino-de-sâo-gregório (Galician), pepino-de-Sâo-Gregório (Portuguese), pepino-de-são-gregório (Portuguese), pepino-do-Sâo-Gregorio (Galician), pepino-do-Sâo-Gregorio (Portuguese), pepinos (Spanish, Castillian), pepinos amargos (Spanish, Castillian), pepinos de lagarto (Spanish, Castillian), pepinos locos (Spanish, Castillian), pepino-selvagem (Portuguese), podenco (Aragonese), podenco (High Aragonese), pudenco (Aragonese), pudenco (High Aragonese), xeringa (Catalan), πικραγγουριά (Greek)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: ● Ab(A N) AE(G) Ag Al Ar BH Bl(I M N) Bu Ca Cg Co Cr Ct Cy Ga(F) Gg(A G) Gr Hs(G S) Ir It Jo Le Li Lu Ma Mk Mo Rf(CS S) Rm Sa Si(M S) Sl SM Sy Tn Tu(A E) Uk(K U) [aAu(A L) nAz(G J M P S T) nBr Ca(T) aCs aGa(C) aGe Hu Sr]