Ecballium elaterium

Ecballium elaterium

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales 
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: Ecballium elaterium
Subspecies: E. e. subsp. dioicum – E. e. subsp. elaterium

Name

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Ecballium elaterium (L.) A.Rich. in J.B.G.Bory de Saint-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 6: 19 (1824).

Synonyms

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  • Basionym
    • Momordica elaterium L., Sp. Pl.: 1010 (1753).
  • Homotypic
    • Ecballium agreste Rchb., Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 294 (1831), nom. superfl.
    • Ecballium elaterium var. monoicum Batt., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 31: 364 (1885 publ. 1884), nom. inval.
    • Bryonia elaterium (L.) E.H.L.Krause in J.W.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2. 12: 244 (1904).

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Europe
    • Regional: Northern Europe
      • Great Britain (introduced).
    • Regional: Middle Europe
      • Czechoslovakia, Hungary (introduced).
    • Regional: Southwestern Europe
      • Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
    • Regional: Southeastern Europe
      • Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
    • Regional: Eastern Europe
      • Krym, South European Russia, Ukraine.
  • Continental: Africa
    • Regional: Northern Africa
      • Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
    • Regional: Macaronesia
      • Azores (introduced), Canary Islands.
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Middle Asia
      • Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan (introduced).
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.
    • Regional: China
      • Xinjiang (introduced).
  • Continental: Australasia (introduced)
    • Regional: Australia
      • New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.
    • Regional: New Zealand
      • ⧼New Zealand North.⧽
  • Continental: Northern America (introduced)
    • Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
      • New York, Pennsylvania.
    • Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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беларуская: Шалёны агурок
Deutsch: Spritzgurke
Ελληνικά: Πικραγγουριά
English: Squirting Cucumber
español: Cohombrillo Amargo
suomi: Ruiskukurkku
français: Concombre d'Âne
italiano: Schizzetto
македонски: Луда краставица
Nederlands: Springkomkommer
polski: Tryskawiec Sprężysty
svenska: Sprutgurka
Türkçe: Eşek hıyarı
vèneto: Sucheta marina
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