Citrullus lanatus

Citrullus lanatus
	A cultivatit wattermelon
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Faimily:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Citrullus
Species:	C. lanatus
Binomial name
	Citrullus lanatus; (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Synonyms
	Leet Anguria citrullus Mill.; Citrullus amarus Schrad.; Citrullus anguria (Duchesne) H.Hara; Citrullus aquosus Schur; Citrullus battich Forssk.; Citrullus caffer Schrad.; Citrullus caffrorum Schrad.; Citrullus chodospermus Falc. & Dunal; Citrullus citrullus H.Karst.; Citrullus citrullus Small; Citrullus edulis Spach; Citrullus edulis Pangalo nom. illeg.; Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa; Citrullus pasteca Sageret; Citrullus vulgaris Schrad.; Colocynthis amarissima Schrad. nom. inval.; Colocynthis amarissima Schltdl.; Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze; Colocynthis citrullus Fritsch; Cucumis amarissimus Schrad.; Cucumis citrullus (L.) Ser.; Cucumis dissectus Decne.; Cucumis edulis Steud. nom. inval.; Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Steud.; Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Schrad.; Cucumis vulgaris (Schrad.) E.H.L.Krause; Cucurbita anguria Duchesne; Cucurbita caffra Eckl. & Zeyh.; Cucurbita citrullus L.; Cucurbita gigantea Salisb.; Cucurbita pinnatifida Schrank; Momordica lanata Thunb.; ;

Citrullus lanatus or wattermelon is a plant species in the faimily Cucurbitaceae, a vine-lik (scrambler an trailer) flouerin plant oreeginally frae sub-Saharan Africae. It is cultivatit for its fruit.

The citron melon (Citrullus caffer) was formerly conseedered a cultivar of the Citrullus lanatus species, but is now conseedered a separait species. Unlik the wattermelon, it is mair bitter and has whit flesh.

References

↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived frae the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 16 Apryle 2014.

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[1] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Archived frae the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 16 Apryle 2014.

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Citrullus lanatus

A cultivatit wattermelon
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Faimily:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Citrullus
Species:	C. lanatus
Binomial name
*Citrullus lanatus* (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Synonyms^[1]
Leet Anguria citrullus Mill. Citrullus amarus Schrad. Citrullus anguria (Duchesne) H.Hara Citrullus aquosus Schur Citrullus battich Forssk. Citrullus caffer Schrad. Citrullus caffrorum Schrad. Citrullus chodospermus Falc. & Dunal Citrullus citrullus H.Karst. Citrullus citrullus Small Citrullus edulis Spach Citrullus edulis Pangalo nom. illeg. Citrullus mucosospermus (Fursa) Fursa Citrullus pasteca Sageret Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. Colocynthis amarissima Schrad. nom. inval. Colocynthis amarissima Schltdl. Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze Colocynthis citrullus Fritsch Cucumis amarissimus Schrad. Cucumis citrullus (L.) Ser. Cucumis dissectus Decne. Cucumis edulis Steud. nom. inval. Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Steud. Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Schrad. Cucumis vulgaris (Schrad.) E.H.L.Krause Cucurbita anguria Duchesne Cucurbita caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. Cucurbita citrullus L. Cucurbita gigantea Salisb. Cucurbita pinnatifida Schrank Momordica lanata Thunb.