Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.

name cited:
Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.
name cited (basionym):
Momordica elaterium L.
name recognized (basionym):
Momordica elaterium L.

drawing: H.S. Holtzbecker

family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Benincaseae

epithet: elaterius,-a,-um

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homotypic synonyms:
Bryonia elaterium (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Momordica elaterium L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Ecballium agreste Rchb.; Ecballium officinale T.Nees; Ecballium officinarum Rich. ex M. Roemer; Ecballium purgans Schrader; Elaterium cordifolium Moench; Momordica elastica Salisb.;