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  2. Citrullus colocynthis - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan Wild Citrullus Colocynthis. Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) [2] colocynth, [3] bitter apple, [3] bitter cucumber, [3] egusi, [4] vine of Sodom, [3] or wild gourd, [3] is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, [5] [6] [7] Turkey ...

  3. Citrullus - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus consists of the following species and subspecies: [2] [3] Citrullus amarus Schrad. – citron melon; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. – colocynth; Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. – tendril-less melon; Citrullus lanatus Matsum. & Nakai – desert watermelon Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris var. cordophanus Fursa

  4. Watermelon - Wikipedia

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    Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus), citron melons (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.), and the edible var. vulgaris may be the most important. This taxonomy originated with the erroneous synonymization of the wooly melon Citrullus lanatus with the sweet watermelon Citrullus vulgaris by L.H. Bailey in 1930. [13]

  5. Cucurbitaceae - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus – watermelon (C. lanatus, C. colocynthis), plus several other species. Cucumis – cucumber (C. sativus); various melons and vines. Momordica – bitter melon. Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus ...

  6. Category:Citrullus - Wikipedia

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    Articles related to Citrullus, a genus of seven species of desert vines, among which Citrullus lanatus (the watermelon) is an important crop. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.

  7. Wild ancestor - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus colocynthis, which now still exists as a crop wild relative known as the desert gourd or thorny apple, were small, bitter in taste and yellow or green inside, while modern watermelons are mainly large, red or yellow in color and sweet tasting. The same goes for other common crops cultivated nowadays; most of them have evolved to be ...

  8. List of flora of the Sonoran Desert Region by common name ...

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    colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) coralfruit (Doyerea emetocathartica) coyote gourd (Cucurbita cordata) coyote melon (Cucurbita palmata) Cucamonga manroot (Marah macrocarpa) cucumber (Cucumis sativus) cushaw (Cucurbita argyrosperma) desert starvine (Brandegea bigelovii) estropajillo (Schizocarpum palmeri) figleaf gourd (Cucurbita ficifolia)

  9. Wild gourd - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus colocynthis, thought to be the wild gourd mentioned in the Bible Cucurbita foetidissima , native to the southwestern United States and Mexico Index of plants with the same common name

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