sara (K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
hadj (RM; JMD) (MALI, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
colocynth, bitter gourd, wild gourd., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sara (JB; K&A) sora (K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
d́aridôdônané (K&A) (SENEGAL, SONINKE-SARAKOLE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
id́êg (K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER-NON (Nyominka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
egwusi, elili (BNO) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
σ-syẹlìs σr ε-peúkèl, a-tyelis and ε-peúkèl (Ferry) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
coloquinte., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
handal (JMD) hanzal (JMD) (NIGERIA, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
koron mboddi = snake’s gourds (JMD) (GUINEA, FULA-PULAAR (Guinea)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
hal u buki = melon of the wolf (auctt.) yomba mbot, yombebut (K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
séréré (CHOP) (GUINEA, SUSU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
aferziz (AN) hadje a single fruit (AN) ihadej lehmar the fruit (AN) ilif lehmar the plant (AN) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC (Hassaniya)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kwartowa, kwattowa the pulp (JMD; ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
béref a koy (JB; K&A) ségel ngoy (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sisigi var. with bitter flesh (JB; AS, ex K&A); = sheep (DF, The Gambia) (SENEGAL, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Flora
Entry for CITRULLUS colocynthis (L.) Schrad. [family CUCURBITACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. Jeffrey & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Trailing perennial herb to 3 m or more; rootstock tuberous. Leaf-blade elongate-ovate in outline, stiff, scabrid, 2.5–11 x 2.5–6.5 cm, palmately deeply 3–5-lobed, the lobes deeply pinnately lobulate, petiole 1–7 cm long, retrorsely hispid or scabrid. Tendrils usually simple. Male flowers solitary. Pedicel 8–20 mm long. Hypanthium broadly obconic, 1.5–2.5 mm long. Sepals lanceolate, 2–4 mm long. Petals greenish-yellow, obovate, 8–15 mm long. Female flowers solitary. Pedicel 10–45 mm long. Ovary subglobose. Hypanthium very short. Perianth like that of male flowers. Fruit subglobose, smooth, green, longitudinally mottled with darker green, ripening yellow, 5–12 cm in diam.; flesh white, very bitter. Pedicel up to 5.5 cm long. Seeds ovate in outline, dark brown, smooth, 6–10 x 3.5–5 x 2–2.5 mm.
Range
N1, 3; C1 semidesert areas of northern Africa, tropical Asia and Australia.
