Citrullus amarus Schrad.

, Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 2: 279 (1836). BHL
IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:291921-1
Publication
Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis extratropicae qua collectae, determinatae et expositae. Pt. i, ii (in 1 vol aged contin.)
Collation
2: 279
Date of Publication
Jan 1836
Family as entered in IPNI
Cucurbitaceae

Type Information

Locality
In locis adenosis planitiei capensis prope Rietvalley inque terra Zwartland
Distribution Of Types
Cape Province (South Africa)

Remarks

Schrader referred to: Cucumis amarissimus Schrad. olim. (invalid) and C. Colocynthis Thunb.? non Linn.

Links

Basionym of
Citrullus lanatus f. amarus (Schrad.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes, Sandakania 17: 50 (2008).