Dioscorides, P., De materia medica (Codex Vindobonensis) (512)
De materia medica (Codex Vindobonensis)

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(512)

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p. 190

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Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrader

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name cited:
Cucumis colocynthis L.
name recognized:
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrader
name recognized (basionym):
Cucumis colocynthis L.

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origin of:
P. Dioscorides, De Materia Medica (Codex Neapolitanus): t. 87, fig. 2 (620)

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family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Melothrieae

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epithet: colocynthis,-is,-e

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cucumis colocynthis L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Citrullus colocynthoides Pangalo; Citrullus pseudocolocynthis M. Roemer; Colocynthis officinalis Schrader; Colocynthis vulgaris Schrader;