Colocynth (Citrullus colocynthis) is an environmental weed in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and Victoria. this species is common in disturbed inland areas, particularly on floodplains in semi-arid regions.
Citrullus colocynthis
Nombres relacionados: Aferziz (Marruecos), Al handal (Marruecos), Bitter apple (inglés), Bitter cucumber (inglés), Colocynth (inglés), Coloquinte (francés), Coloquíntida (castellano), Cucumis colocynthis (sinónimo), ...
Citrullus colocynthis from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae ...
1 (3)m, Colocynth or Bitter Apple is an annual crawling vine with deeply 5-lobed leaves, bright yellow, small flowers and apple-sized, non-edible fruits, which are used for decoration purposes.
Citrullus colocynthis
Cucumis colocynthis, Colocynthis vulgaris
Cucurbitaceae ...
colocynth; citron; bitter apple; vine of Sodom Citrullus colocynthis
Colombian bluestem Schizachyrium condensatum
Colombian waxweed; pukamole; tarweed Cuphea carthagenensis
colonial beatgrass Agrostis capillaris
coltsfoot Tussilago farfara ...
Colocíntida [Portuguese]: Citrullus colocynthis
Colocíntida (Brazil) [Portuguese]: Citrullus colocynthis
Colocant¡g [English]: Clitoria ternatea
Colocasia [Spanish]: Colocasia esculenta
Colocasia [Spanish]: Colocasia esculenta var. illustris ...
---Description---The Colocynth collected from the Maritime Plain between the mountains of Palestine and the Mediterranean, is mainly shipped from Jaffa and known as Turkish Colocynth. This is the best variety.
Of the few members of the family indigenous to the United States, the colocynth, or bitter-apple (Citrullis colocynthis), yields a powerful laxative from the dried pulp, and the wild balsam apple, or prickly cucumber (Echinocystis lobata), ...
 See also: Medic, May, Apple, Green, India
  
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