Citrullus Colocynthis

Scientific Name: Citrullus colocynthis

Common Name: colocynth

Symbol: CICO7

Category: Dicot

Genus: Citrullus

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Family Common Name: Cucumber family

Order: Violales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Annual

Growth Habit: Vine, Forb/herb

Native Status: L48 (I)

Edible: unknown

Wild gourd

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Scientific Name: Citrullus colocynthis

Common Name(s): Colocynth, Wild desert gourd

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: stem, fruit

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Description: The wild desert gourd, a member of the watermelon family, produces an 2.4- to 3-meter-long ground-trailing vine. The perfectly round gourds are as large as an orange. They are yellow when ripe.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: This creeping plant can be found in any climatic zone, generally in desert scrub and waste areas. It grows abundantly in the Sahara, in many Arab countries, on the southeastern coast of India, and on some of the islands of the Aegean Sea. The wild desert gourd will grow in the hottest localities.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 13 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: The seeds inside the ripe gourd are edible after they are completely separated from the very bitter pulp. Roast or boil the seeds--their kernels are rich in oil. The flowers are edible. The succulent stem tips can be chewed to obtain water.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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