Citrullus colocynthis

Citrullus colocynthis
Citrullus colocynthis from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Citrullus
Species:
C. colocynthis
Binomial name
Citrullus colocynthis
Synonyms[1]
  • Citrullus colocynthoides Pangalo
  • Citrullus pseudocolocynthis M.Roem.
  • Colocynthis officinalis Schrad.
  • Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad.
  • Cucumis colocynthis L.
Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan
Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan
Wild Citrullus Colocynthis in Behbahan
Wild Citrullus Colocynthis

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.

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Bu bitkiye dikkat edin!". www.haberturk.com (in Turkish). 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Citrullus colocynthis". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ Eidi S, Azadi HG, Rahbar N, Mehmannavaz HR (2015). "Evaluation of antifungal activity of hydroalcoholic extracts of Citrullus colocynthis fruit". Journal of Herbal Medicine. 5 (1): 36–40. doi:10.1016/j.hermed.2015.01.003.
  5. ^ https://www.mahmiyat.ps/en/flora-and-fauna/574.html
  6. ^ Ali-Shtayeh, Mohammed S.; Jamous, Rana M.; Jamous, Rania M. (2016). "Traditional Arabic Palestinian ethnoveterinary practices in animal health care: A field survey in the West Bank (Palestine)". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 182: 35–49. doi:10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.005.
  7. ^ Lloyd, J. U., & Cincinnati, O. (1898). Citrullus colocynthis. Engelhard. http://swsbm.henriettesherbal.com/ManualsOther/Citrullus%20colocynthis-Lloyd.PDF

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