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Ecballium elaterium (L.) A. Rich.
Engl.: squirting cucumber, jumping cucumber, wild balsam-apple, wild cucumber.
Deu.: Spritzgurke.
Sven.: springgurka, sprutgurka.
Suom.: ruiskukurkku.
Pre-linnaean: [Woodville:] Cucumis agrestis. Pharm. Lond.
Cucumis asininus. Gerard Emac.
Cucumis sylvestris asininus dictus. Bauh. Pin.
Cucumis sylvestris sive asininus. J. Bauh.
Cucumis agrestis sive asininus. Park. Theat.
Bot. syn.: Momordica elaterium L.