PLANTS Profile for Citrullus colocynthis (colocynth)

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PLANTS Profile

Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
colocynth

Symbol:

CICO7

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Cucurbitaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

Carole Ritchie. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Islamic Republic of Iran, Nishabur. Usage Requirements.

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Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

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Synonyms:
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

	COVU	Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad.
	CUCO4	Cucumis colocynthis L.

Distribution:
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.


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Related Taxa:
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

View 34 genera in Cucurbitaceae, 2 species in Citrullus

Classification:
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Cucurbitaceae – Cucumber family
Genus	Citrullus Schrad. – watermelon
Species	Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. – colocynth

Introduced Information:
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501571.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 03:22 AM CDT