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.
• The Plant List 2013. Ecballium in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Aug 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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