Citrullus colocynthis | |
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Citrullus colocynthis from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887). | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Cucurbitales |
Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
Genus: | Citrullus |
Species: | C. colocynthis
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Binomial name | |
Citrullus colocynthis | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey)[2] colocynth,[3] bitter apple,[3] bitter cucumber,[3] egusi,[4] vine of Sodom,[3] or wild gourd,[3] is a desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant,[5][6][7] Turkey (especially in regions such as İzmir), and Nubia.
It resembles a common watermelon vine but bears small, hard fruits with a bitter pulp. It originally bore the scientific name Colocynthis citrullus.
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