Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, egusi, vine of Sodom, or wild gourd, is a desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, Turkey, and Nubia.

Handala, also Handhala, Hanzala or Hanthala, is a prominent national symbol and personification of the Palestinian people.