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

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p. 298

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Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.

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

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cited non-linnean name:
Sikys agrios Diosc.

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origin of:
P. Dioscorides, De Materia Medica (Codex Neapolitanus): t. 138 (620)

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family: Cucurbitaceae
subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
tribe: Benincaseae

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epithet: elaterius,-a,-um

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Bryonia elaterium (L.) E.H.L.Krause; Momordica elaterium L.;
heterotypic synonyms:
Ecballium agreste Rchb.; Ecballium officinale T.Nees; Ecballium officinarum Rich. ex M. Roemer; Ecballium purgans Schrader; Elaterium cordifolium Moench; Momordica elastica Salisb.;