Colocynthis (U. S. P.)—Colocynth.
Botanical name:
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: King's 1898.
Classic texts: USDisp 1918.
Cucumis myriocarpus Naudin.
Engl.: paddy melon, gooseberry cucumber, prickly paddy melon.
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