Ecballium

Ecballium elaterium

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 (2019). In: Roskov 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 26.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Ecballium . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Aug 26.
• 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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