Cucumis prophetarum Linnaeus, Centuria I Plantarum: 33. 1755.

"Habitat in Arabia." RCN: 7330.

Lectotype (Jeffrey in Kew Bull. 15: 350. 1962): Herb. Linn. No. 1152.4 (LINN; iso- UPS?) .

Current name: Cucumis prophetarum L. ( Cucurbitaceae).