Blackwell, E., curious herbal (1737-1739)
Cur. Herbal

---

vol. 1 (1737)

---

t. 108

---

---

cited non-linnean name:
Cucumis agrestis asininus

---

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

---

drawing: E. Blackwell

---

family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Joliffieae

---

epithet: elaterius,-a,-um

---

Illustration contributed by:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

---

link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=118950

---

contact about this record

---

synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Bryonia elaterium (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Momordica elaterium L.;