Burnett, M.A., Burnett, G.T., Plantae utiliores; or illustrations of useful plants, employed in the arts and medicine (1842-1850)
Pl. Util.

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vol. 1 (1842)

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t. 8

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Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.

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

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family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Joliffieae

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epithet: elaterius,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Field MUseum of Natural History Library, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=423277

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synonyms:

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.;