Ecballium

Ecballium elaterium

Taxonavigation

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

• Ecballium A.Rich. in Bory, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 6: 19. (1824) nom. cons.
• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Momordica L., Sp. pl., 2:1010, (1753) [1]
• Homotypic
  • Elaterium Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. (1754) nom. rej.

References

• Richard, A. (1824) Dictionnaire classique d'histoire naturelle 6: 19–20

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Ecballium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Ecballium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Aug 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Ecballium. Published online. Accessed: Aug 26 2014.

Vernacular names

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

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