Ecballium elaterium

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157877
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Ecballium elaterium

Summary

Ecballium elaterium is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,261 views/month, #1,508 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ecballium elaterium's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Ecballium elaterium is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Ecballium elaterium is classified within Ecballium[5].
  • Ecballium elaterium's scientific name is Ecballium elaterium[6].
  • Ecballium elaterium's Commons category is recorded as Ecballium elaterium[7].
  • Ecballium elaterium's has basionym is recorded as Momordica elaterium[8].
  • Ecballium elaterium's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ecballium elaterium[9].
  • Ecballium elaterium's Commons gallery is recorded as Ecballium elaterium[10].
  • Ecballium elaterium's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Armenian Nature[11].
  • Ecballium elaterium's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Ecballium elaterium's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[13].
  • Ecballium elaterium's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[14].
  • Ecballium elaterium's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=14775[15].
  • Ecballium elaterium's this taxon is source of is recorded as elaterium[16].
  • Ecballium elaterium's short name is recorded as E. elaterium[17].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Squirting Cucumber[18].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as cucumer chwystrellol[19].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Echte Springgurke[20].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Eselsgurke[21].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Spritzgurke[22].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Πικραγγουριά[23].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Exploding Cucumber[24].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Alficoz[25].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Calabacilla Amarga[26].
  • Ecballium elaterium is commonly known as Cohombrillo Amargo[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Ecballium elaterium is Ecballium elaterium[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ecballium[5]. Recorded taxon common name include Squirting Cucumber[18], cucumer chwystrellol[19], Echte Springgurke[20], Eselsgurke[21], Spritzgurke[22], and Πικραγγουριά[23].

Identifiers

Ecballium elaterium's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3679[28]. Ecballium elaterium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 487852[29]. Ecballium elaterium's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874680[30]. Ecballium elaterium's ITIS TSN is recorded as 502196[31].

Why It Matters

Ecballium elaterium ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,261 views/month, #1,508 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → ecballium-elaterium
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  2. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym → Momordica elaterium
    Taxon rank → species
    Topic's main category → Category:Ecballium elaterium
    Parent taxon → Ecballium
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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