Ecballium

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

Links

Hassler, M. 2019. Ecballium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Dec 26. Reference page.
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