Ecballium

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Bryonieae
Genus: Ecballium
Species: E. elaterium

Name[edit]

Ecballium A.Rich. in J.B.G.Bory de Saint-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 6: 19 (1824), nom. cons.

Typus: Ecballium elaterium (L.) A.Rich.

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Elaterium Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754), nom. rej.
- Ecballion W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 251 (1836), orth. var.

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Great Britain (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Czechoslovakia, Hungary (introduced).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Azores (introduced), Canary Islands.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan (introduced).
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - Xinjiang (introduced).
Continental: Australasia (introduced)
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
- Regional: New Zealand
  - ⧼New Zealand North.⧽
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New York, Pennsylvania.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Bory de Saint-Vincent, J.B. 1824. Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 6: 19–20

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Ecballium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Ecballium. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ecballium. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Ecballium in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2024 Mar 14.

Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Spritzgurken
English: Squirting Cucumber
español: Pepinillo del Diablo
français: Concombre d'âne
latviešu: šāvējgurķi
polski: Tryskawiec
svenska: Sprutgurkesläktet

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