Blackwell, E., curious herbal (1737-1739)
Cur. Herbal

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vol. 2 (1739)

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t. 441

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Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrader

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binominal name:
Cucumis colocynthis L.
name recognized:
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrader
name recognized (basionym):
Cucumis colocynthis L.

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cited non-linnean name:
Colocynthis

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drawing: E. Blackwell

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family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Melothrieae

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epithet: colocynthis,-is,-e

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Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=119286

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homotypic synonyms:
Cucumis colocynthis L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Citrullus colocynthoides Pangalo; Citrullus pseudocolocynthis M. Roemer; Colocynthis officinalis Schrader; Colocynthis vulgaris Schrader;