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Citrullus colocynthis

Authority (L.) Schrader Family Magnoliopsida:Dilleniidae:Violales:Cucurbitaceae Synonyms Common names bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd, colocinto, colocynth, coloquintida, egusi, Koloquint, pepino amargo, vine of Sodom, wild watermelon, wild-gourd Editor Ecocrop code 4618

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]