Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
CUCURBITACEAE
- Cucumber family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
Nomencl. ref.: Linnaea 12: 414 (1838)
Rank: species
Images of Citrullus colocynthis
Common names
U.S.
name:
Colocynth
English name: bitter-apple English name: bitter-cucumber
Spanish name: coloquíntida
French name: coloquinte
Italian name: Coloquintide
German name: Koloquinte
Grown habit: Vine, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Synonyms:
= Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad.
= Cucumis colocynthis L.
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. var. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Violales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Citrullus
Species:
Page counter: 1193 ( AVG: 223.09 / 292.279 )
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Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Mirna ed Attilio Marzorati
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Ginevra, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève., Suisse Romande, Svizzera, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Berlin, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Germania, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Mirna ed Attilio Marzorati
Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Mirna ed Attilio Marzorati
Citrullus colocynthis
Carole Ritchie - USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database - Not copyrighted image
Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Mirna ed Attilio Marzorati
Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Mirna ed Attilio Marzorati
Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Mirna ed Attilio Marzorati
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Ginevra, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève., Suisse Romande, Svizzera, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Ginevra, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève., Suisse Romande, Svizzera, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
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Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Mirna ed Attilio Marzorati
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Ginevra, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève., Suisse Romande, Svizzera, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Carmelo Federico
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Ginevra, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève., Suisse Romande, Svizzera, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Ginevra, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève., Suisse Romande, Svizzera, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
Credit: Photo by Mirna ed Attilio Marzorati
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Ginevra, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève., Suisse Romande, Svizzera, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Ginevra, Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques de la Ville de Genève., Suisse Romande, Svizzera, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus colocynthis
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Berlin, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Germania, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
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Map for Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai [4201]
2) Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. [176]
3) Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. var. citroides L.H. Bailey [94]
4) Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle [295]
5) Citrus australasica F. Muell. [170]
6) Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck [145]
7) Citrus maxima (Burm. f.) Merr. [2814]
8) Citrus reticulata Blanco [1491]
9) Citrus x aurantium L. ssp. bergamia (Risso & Poit.) Wight & Arn. ex Engl. [293]
10) Cladina beringiana (Ahti) Trass [133]
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