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The vines can crawl for up to two metres, and it has yellow flowers. As a desert plant, it is a hardy species, surviving with little water and strong sunlight. The leaves form annual stems which die back each year. The plant relies on water deep in the ground and morning fogs. It is an important source of water for numerous desert fauna.
Kalahari melon oil also known as Tsamma (Damara/Nama), wild watermelon (English), bitterboela, karkoer (Afrikaans), wild watermelon, makatane (Setswana) [1] or Mokaté oil, [2] is a plant oil, extracted from the seeds of the Kalahari melon (Citrullus vulgaris), [2] which is endemic to the Kalahari Desert, spanning Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. [3]
The seeds have a nutty flavor and can be dried and roasted, or ground into flour. [9] Watermelon rinds may be eaten, but their unappealing flavor may be overcome by pickling, [48] sometimes eaten as a vegetable, stir-fried or stewed. [9] [56] Citrullis lanatus, variety caffer, grows wild in the Kalahari Desert, where it is known as tsamma. [9]
Citrullus consists of the following species and subspecies: [2] [3]. Citrullus amarus Schrad. – citron melon; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. – colocynth; Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. – tendril-less melon
The larger melons commonly seen on roadsides in rural Australia are in fact Citrullus lanatus, a wild relative of the watermelon. [ 3 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The confusion is widespread in Australia, such that in common parlance, the term "paddy melon" is understood to mean the larger green/yellow fruit of the Citrullus lanatus .
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Wild melon is a common name used for several species of plants in the melon family (Cucurbitaceae) which grow outside of cultivation [citation needed] Wild melon may refer to: Citrullus lanatus, a plant invasive in Australia with fruits much larger than a golf ball; Cucumis myriocarpus a plant invasive in Australia with fruits smaller than a ...
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