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Citrullus colocynthis

Authority(L.) Schrader
FamilyMagnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Violales:Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms
Common namesbitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd, colocinto, colocynth, coloquintida, egusi, Koloquint, pepino amargo, vine of Sodom, wild watermelon, wild-gourd
Editor
Ecocrop code4618



Notes
GROWING PERIOD
Annual or perennial herbaceous vine.

COMMON NAMES
Colocynth.

FURTHER INF
Colocynth is native from India to tropical Africa. It is a highly xerophytic plant. Productivity is enhanced during dry, sunny periods and reduced during periods of excessive rainfall and high humidity
Sources
Grassland Index
White F 1983 pp 219
Roecklein J 1987 pp 276 [USE]
Duke J 1975 pp 12 [PH, RAIN, TEMP]
Purseglove J 1974 pp 102 [USE]