Cucurbitaceae
Ecballium

Ecballium elaterium (L.) A.Rich.

First published in J.B.G.Bory de Saint-Vincent, Dict. Class. Hist. Nat. 6: 19 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to S. European Russia and N. Iran. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Alabama, Azores, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Kazakhstan, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, Pennsylvania, Queensland, South Australia, Tadzhikistan, Tasmania, Uzbekistan, Victoria, Western Australia, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (1982). Flora of Australia 8: 1-420. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Andersen, J.S. (1977). Flora Iranica 123: 1-14. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1972). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 4: 1-657. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Mateos, M.A. & Valdés, B. (2009). Catálogo de la flora vascular del Rif occidental calizo (N de Marruecos). I Selaginellaceae - Rosaceae. Lagascalia 29: 105-257.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1988). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 9: 1-568. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) in Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2012). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 3(2): 1-623. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1968). Flora Europaea 2: 1-469. Cambridge University Press.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1961). Flora Uzbekistana 5: 1-667. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (1982). Flora of Australia 8: 1-420. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Abdulina, S.A. (1999). Spisok Sosudistykn Rastenii Kazakhstana: 1-187. Academy of Sciences, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Andersen, J.S. (1977). Flora Iranica 123: 1-14. Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Delipavlov, D. & Cheshmedzhiev, I. (eds.) (2011). Opredelitel na rasteniiata v Bulgariia: 1-590. Akad. Isd. Agrar. Univers. Plovdiv.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015). Flora of North America North of Mexico 6: 1-468. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Litvinskaya, S.A. & Murtazaliev, R.A. (2013). Flora of the Northern Caucasus: An Atlas and Identification Book: 1-688. Fiton XXI.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1988). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 9: 1-568. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1961). Flora Uzbekistana 5: 1-667. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Choulette [s.n.] Algeria K004345109 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Georgia K004345083 Yes
Boulos, L.; Jallad, W.; Lahham, J. [s.n.] Jordan K004345094 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [2844] United Kingdom K004345007 Yes
Godman, F.D. [s.n.] Portugal K004345098 Yes
Casey, E.C. [56] Cyprus K004345076 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004345044 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [142] France K004345013 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K004345049 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345116 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004345029 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345023 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [893] Cyprus K004345070 No
Lambert, M.R.K.; Thorp, T.K. [628] Türkiye K004345064 Yes
Mitchell, J.B. [s.n.] Türkiye K004345069 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [10112] Cyprus K004345085 Yes
Heldreich, D. [3489] Greece K004345022 Yes
Baldacci, A. [220] Albania K004345053 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1635] Cyprus K004345072 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4791A] France K004345039 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K004345020 Yes
Gandoger, M. [s.n.] K004345038 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004345036 Yes
Nyárády, E.J. [s.n.] Romania K004345043 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1635] Cyprus K004345073 Yes
Carew Hunt, T. [s.n.] Portugal K004345099 Yes
Gouan [s.n.] K004345018 Yes
Hayne, W.A. [s.n.] Cyprus K004345087 Yes
s.coll. [31G] Portugal K004345097 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [740] Gibraltar K004345027 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Croatia K004345052 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [G112] Cyprus K004345091 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345089 Yes
Adamovic [s.n.] K004345050 Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Australia K004345111 Yes
Mapple [113] Cyprus K004345077 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Georgia K004345084 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [182] Cyprus K004345079 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [0668] Cyprus K004345080 Yes
s.coll. [[568]] K004345021 Yes
[Frivelsby] [s.n.] K004345058 Yes
[Gozo] [240] Malta K004345033 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Portugal K004345096 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345119 Yes
Ellman, E.; Hubbard, C. [740] Gibraltar K004345028 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [177] Cyprus K004345081 Yes
[Gebr. Sintensis] [156] Türkiye K004345066 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [8112] Cyprus K004345092 Yes
K:SPC-70000.595 No
Requien, E. [s.n.] K004345024 Yes
Dudley [D35366] Türkiye K004345062 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. (Miss) [59] Spain K004345045 Yes
[Schlickum] [276] K004345015 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K004345025 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345121 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [6476] United Kingdom K004345011 Yes
Metcalfe (Dr) [s.n.] Italy K004345041 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [2467] Cyprus K004345075 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Italy K004345017 Yes
Savi, P. [s.n.] K004345106 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2301] Albania K004345051 Yes
Moseley, H.N. [s.n.] Morocco K004345107 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [172] France K004345040 Yes
Davis [42049] Türkiye K004345061 Yes
B. Ҫubukou [55993] Türkiye K004345059 Yes
Platt, J.W.O. [177] Cyprus K004345082 Yes
Manoog Haradjian [1907] Syria K004345093 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [379] Morocco K004345102 Yes
Laukkonen, P. [335] Cyprus K004345071 Yes
Smith, R.V. [66/66] Australia K004345112 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [442] Cyprus K004345078 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [2022] Greece K004345056 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Cyprus K004345086 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004345012 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K004345008 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345117 Yes
Graells, M.P. [s.n.] K004345047 Yes
Reuter [s.n.] K004345065 Yes
Péronin, A. [149] K004345068 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345120 Yes
s.coll. [257] K004345090 Yes
Bormüller, J. [2725] Türkiye K004345063 Yes
Edmonds, J.M. [10] Greece K004345014 Yes
Munby [s.n.] K004345110 Yes
Grizi, A. [379] Cyprus K004345088 Yes
Haussknecht, C. [s.n.] Türkiye K004345067 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345019 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Chapple, J. [5407] United Kingdom K004345009 Yes
Lemos, F. [38] Portugal K004345035 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [18753] Greece K004345026 Yes
Choulette, J. [s.n.] Algeria K004345108 Yes
Turner, L.V. [149] Greece K004345054 Yes
Hennipman, E.; Nijhoff, P.; Swennen, C.; Tulp, A.S.; Vader, W.J.M.; De Wilde, W.J.J. [1315] Türkiye K004345060 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [344] Morocco K004345104 Yes
Atchley, S.C. [440] Greece K004345057 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345032 Yes
Vine, R.S. [13] Greece K004345055 Yes
Wright, L.M. [s.n.] Australia K004345100 Yes
Paris, E.G. [s.n.] K004345105 Yes
[Dr. H. van Hurch] [8596] Italy K004345016 Yes
Porta [s.n.] Italy K004345037 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [379] Morocco K004345103 Yes
Lemos, F. [38] Portugal K004345034 Yes
Sintenis; Rigo [5] Cyprus K004345074 Yes
Todaro [217] Italy K004345042 Yes
United Kingdom K:SPC-80236.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004345030 Yes
[D.C.M. Mathur] [1] Tunisia K004345101 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [6476] United Kingdom K004345010 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K004345048 Yes
Martindale, G.E. [28] Spain K004345046 Yes
[Balaruc] [s.n.] K004345031 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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