Citrullus amarus
Wild Gourd
Citrullus colocynthis
(L.) Schrad. Species
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- Botanical name
- Citrullus colocynthis
- Also known as
- Bitter Apple, Bitter Cucumber, Bitter-Apple, Bitter-Cucumber, Colocynth, Vine of Sodom, Vine-of-Sodom, Wild Gourd
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Citrullus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Wild Gourd
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Citrullus colocynthis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Citrullus colocynthis subsp. insipidus
Citrullus colocynthis subsp. stenotomus
Citrullus colocynthis var. insipidus
Citrullus colocynthis var. stenotomus
Citrullus colocynthoides
Citrullus pseudocolocynthis
Colocynthis officinalis
Colocynthis vulgaris
Cucumis colocynthis
Cucumis colocynthoides
Cucurbita colocyntha
Others in Citrullus
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