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Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus), citron melons (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.), and the edible var. vulgaris may be the most important. This taxonomy originated with the erroneous synonymization of the wooly melon Citrullus lanatus with the sweet watermelon Citrullus vulgaris by L.H. Bailey in 1930. [13]
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; Citrullus lanatus Matsum. & Nakai – desert watermelon Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris var. cordophanus Fursa
The citron melon (Citrullus amarus), also called fodder melon, [2] preserving melon, [2] red-seeded citron, [3] jam melon, [3] stock melon, [2] Kalahari melon [4] or tsamma melon, [2] is a relative of the watermelon. It is from the family Cucurbitaceae which consists of various squashes, melons, and gourds.
Citrullus – watermelon (C. lanatus, C. colocynthis), plus several other species. Cucumis – cucumber (C. sativus); various melons and vines. Momordica – bitter melon. Luffa – commonly called 'luffa' or ‘luffa squash'; sometimes spelled loofah. Young fruits may be cooked; when fully ripened, they become fibrous and unpalatable, thus ...
Watermelon seed oil is extracted by pressing from the seeds of the Citrullus lanatus (watermelon). It is particularly common in West Africa, where it is also called ootanga oil. The common watermelon most likely originated almost 5,000 years ago in the Kalahari Desert.
Articles related to Citrullus, a genus of seven species of desert vines, among which Citrullus lanatus (the watermelon) is an important crop. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
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 golf ball; Lagenaria sphaerica, a plant native to Southern and Eastern Africa
Citrullus fistulosus Stocks (1851) Citrullus lanatus var. fistulosus (Stocks) Duthie & J.B.Fuller (1977) Citrullus vulgaris var. fistulosus (Stocks) J.L.Stewart (1869) Colocynthis citrullus var. fistulosus (Stocks) Chakrav. (1959) Praecitrullus fistulosus (Stocks) Pangalo (1944)