Citrullus colocynthis

Plants

Family: Cucurbitaceae · Genus: Citrullus

Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · public_domain

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Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including colocynth, coloquintida, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, vine of Sodom, or wild gourd, is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, Turkey, and Nubia.

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