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255.0000 Family Cucurbitaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 393 (1789), nom. cons.
ca. 100 genera, ca. 1050 spp. Phylogeny: Schaefer & Renner (2011)
Species listed in database: 1084; hybrids: 3
= Bryoniaceae G.Mey.; Chloris Han. 6, 112 (1836)
= Cyclantheraceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 716, 980 (1870)
= Nhandirobaceae T.Lestib.; Botanogr. Élém. 515 (1826)
= Zanoniaceae Dumort.; Anal. Fam. Pl. 28, 29 (1829)
255.1001 Genus Ecballium A.Rich.; Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 6: 19 (1824)
Distribution: Mediterranean, W-Asia
Species listed in database: 1
= Elaterium Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: s. p. (1754)

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species :
Ecballium elaterium (L.) A.Rich.; Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. [Bory] 6: 19 (1824)
subspecies :
subsp. elaterium
Name: Spritzgurke (DE); Squirting Cucumber (EN)
Distribution: Germany [I]; Slovakia; Hungary [I]; Portugal; Spain; Gibraltar; Baleares; France; Corsica; Sardinia; Italy; Sicily; Pantelleria; Isole Pelagie (Lampedusa); San Marino; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia & Hercegovina; Montenegro; Serbia; Kosovo; North Macedonia; Albania; Romania; Bulgaria; European Turkey; Greece (widespread, incl. most islands); Crete; E-European Russia; Moldova; Ukraine; Crimea; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia; Libya; Azores [I] (Santa Maria Isl. [I], Sao Miguel Isl. [I], Terceira [I], Graciosa [I], Sao Jorge [I], Pico [I]); Canary Isl. (Tenerife); Kazakhstan [I]; Uzbekistan [I]; Tajikistan; Northern Caucasus; Georgia [Caucasus]; Armenia; Azerbaijan; East Aegaean Isl. (widespread, incl. Rhodos, Kastellorhizo Isl.); Turkey (N-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, S-Anatolia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia, WN-Anatolia); Iran (N-Iran, Iranian Aserbaijan); Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus); Lebanon (Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon); Syria (C-Syrian Desert, Jazira, NW-Syria, Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains); Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel, Judean Desert); Jordania (W-Jordania); China (Xinjiang, Shaanxi [I], Jiangsu [I]); Java [I]; Australia [I] (Western Australia [I], South Australia [I], Queensland [I], New South Wales [I], Victoria [I], Tasmania [I]); New Zealand [I]; USA [I] (Alabama [I], New York [I], Pennsylvania [I])
11 ger hun SLO 12 BAL COR FRA GIB POR SAR SPA 13 ALB BIH BUL CRO GRC ITA KOS KRI MNT NMA PEL PTL ROM SIC SLV SMA SRB TUE 14 KRY MLD RUS UKR 20 ALG LBY MOR TUN 21 azo CNY 32 kaz TZK uzb 33 ARM AZE GEO NCS 34 CYP EAI IRN ISR JOR LEB SYR TUR 36 CHI 42 jaw 50 aus 51 nzl 75 usa 78 usa
Synonyms: hidden
= Bryonia elaterium (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Deutschl. Fl. [Sturm], ed. 2, 12: 244 (1904)
= Cucumis asininus Garsault; Fig. Pl. Med., t. 237 (1764), Descr. Pl. Anim. 154 (1767), Thell. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 8: 789 (1908)
= Ecballium agreste Rchb.; Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1: 294 (1831), nom. superfl.
= Ecballium elaterium var. monoicum Batt.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 31: 364"1885" (1884)
= Ecballium elaterium var. palmatipartitum Boiss.; Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 2: 760 (1872-1873)
= Ecballium officinale T.Nees; Pl. Officin. [Weihe et al.], t. 271 (1828)
= Ecballium officinarum Rich. ex M.Roem.; Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 2(Syn. Pepon.): 52 (1846)
= Ecballium purgans Schrad.; Linnaea 12: 421 (1838)
= Elaterium cordifolium Moench; Methodus [Moench] 503 (1794)
= Momordica angulata Savi ex Steud.; Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2, 2: 155 (1841), nomen
= Momordica aspera Lam.; Fl. Franç. [Lamarck] 2: 191 (1779)
= Momordica ecirrhata Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 4: 465 (1812)
= Momordica elastica Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 158 (1796)
= Momordica elaterium L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1010 (1753)
= Momordica officinarum-elaterium Crantz; Inst. Rei Herb. 1: 171 (1766)
subspecies :
subsp. dioicum (Batt.) Costich; Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 45(2): 582 (1988 publ. 1989)
Distribution: Portugal; Spain; Morocco; Algeria; Tunisia
12 POR SPA 20 ALG MOR TUN
Synonyms: hidden
= Ecballium elaterium var. dioicum Batt.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 31: 364"1884" (1885)
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