Citrullus colocynthis

Summary

Citrullus colocynthis is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,150 views/month, #1,343 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Citrullus colocynthis received the medicinal plant of the year^[3].
• Citrullus colocynthis's instance of is recorded as taxon^[4].
• Citrullus colocynthis is classified at the rank of species^[5].
• Citrullus colocynthis belongs to the parent taxon Citrullus^[6].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Citrullus colocynthis is Citrullus colocynthis^[7].
• Citrullus colocynthis is used for medicinal plant^[8].
• Citrullus colocynthis's Commons category is recorded as Citrullus colocynthis^[9].
• Citrullus colocynthis's has basionym is recorded as Cucumis colocynthis^[10].
• Citrullus colocynthis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Citrullus colocynthis^[11].
• Citrullus colocynthis's Commons gallery is recorded as Citrullus colocynthis^[12].
• Citrullus colocynthis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4^[13].
• Citrullus colocynthis's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[14].
• Citrullus colocynthis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Citrullus colocynthis's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[16].
• Citrullus colocynthis's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[17].
• Citrullus colocynthis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10674^[18].
• Citrullus colocynthis's this taxon is source of is recorded as wild gourd^[19].
• Citrullus colocynthis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. colocynthis'}^[20].
• Citrullus colocynthis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'colocynth'}^[21].
• Citrullus colocynthis is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '药西瓜'}^[22].
• Citrullus colocynthis's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Citrullus colocynthis is Citrullus colocynthis^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Citrullus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'colocynth'}^[21] and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '药西瓜'}^[22].

Identifiers

Citrullus colocynthis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 160657^[24]. Citrullus colocynthis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 252529^[25]. Citrullus colocynthis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 488253^[26]. Citrullus colocynthis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874622^[27]. Citrullus colocynthis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 501571^[28].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Citrullus colocynthis include Handala^[29], a fictional child^[30].

Why It Matters

Citrullus colocynthis ranks in the top 0.69% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,150 views/month, #1,343 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Handala^[29], a fictional child^[30].

FAQs

What awards did Citrullus colocynthis receive?

Honors received include medicinal plant of the year^[3].