Citrullus colocynthis(CITCO)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: CITCO
- Preferred name: Citrullus colocynthis
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Schrader
Southern Mediterranean, Central Asia (Turkmenistan), Western Asia (Arabia to Pakistan), India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (Myanmar), Sénégal to Somalia, Côte d'Ivoire. Cultivated since ancient times. Introduced in USA, Argentina, Paraguay, Australia (except Tasmania)
WSSA list of weeds in North America
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Colocynthis vulgaris | Linnaeus |
| Cucumis colocynthis | Linnaeus |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| bitter apple | English |
| bitter-apple | English |
| bitter cucumber | English |
| colocynth | English |
| desert gourd | English |
| perennial wild melon | English |
| Arbuse | German |
| Bitterapfel | German |
| Bitter-Apfel | German |
| Koloquinte | German |
| Wassermelone | German |
| coloquinthe | French |
| coloquintida | Spanish |
| naranja purgante | Spanish |
| tuera | Spanish |
| coloquinda | Italian |
| coloquintide | Italian |
| pomo amaro | Italian |
| popone amaro | Italian |
| colocíntida | Portuguese |
| macieira-colocintida | Portuguese |
| meloeiro-bravo | Portuguese |
| kolokvint | Swedish |
| арбуз колоцинт | Russian |
| kolokvint | Danish |
| kolokvint | Norwegian |
| kolokvintti | Finnish |
| acı karpuz | Turkish |
| avattiach happakku'ah | Hebrew |
| אֲבַטִּיחַ הַפַּקּוּעָה | Hebrew |
| arbuz kolokwinta | Polish |
| kolocynta | Polish |
| kolokwinta | Polish |
| hdej | Arabic |
| колоцинт | Bulgarian |
| coloquinta | Catalan |
| indrayan | Hindi |
| chitra | Sanskrit |
| gavakshi | Sanskrit |
| indravaruni | Sanskrit |
| кавун колоцинт | Ukrainian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Cucurbitales (
1CUCO )
Family
Cucurbitaceae (
1CUCF )
Genus
Citrullus (
1CITG )
Species
Citrullus colocynthis (
CITCO )