Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
CUCURBITACEAE
- Cucumber family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Nomencl. ref.: Catalogus Seminum et Sporarum in Horto Botanico Universitatis Imperialis Tokyoensis per annos 1915 et 1916 lectorum 1916
Rank: species
Images of Citrullus lanatus
Common names
U.S.
name:
Watermelon
English name: Afghan-melon English name: bastard-melon
Spanish name: sandía
French name: pastèque égousi
Italian name: Anguria
German name: Wassermelone
Grown habit: Vine, Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Synonyms:
Subspecies / Varieties:
1) Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. caffrorum (Alef.) Fosberg
2) Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L.H. Bailey) Mansf.
3) Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Dilleniidae
Order: Violales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Citrullus
Species:
Page counter: 4155 ( AVG: 221.14 / 219.821 )
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Citrullus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Citrullus lanatus
Sugarland seedless Oahu variety at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Sugarland seedless Oahu variety at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Sugarland seedless Oahu variety at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Berlin, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Germania, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus lanatus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Forni di Sopra, Giardino Botanico., UD, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus lanatus
Fruit at Foodland Pukalani, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Habit at Kula Ace Hardware and Nursery, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Citrullus lanatus
Young plant in garden at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Young plant in garden at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Forni di Sopra, Giardino Botanico., UD, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus
Seedlings at Greenhouse behind old galley Sand Island, Midway Atoll - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Seedling at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Citrullus lanatus
Sugarland seedless Oahu variety at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Seedling at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Forni di Sopra, Giardino Botanico., UD, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus lanatus
Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste - Progetto Dryades - Picture by Andrea Moro - Comune di Forni di Sopra, Giardino Botanico., UD, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italia, - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share-Alike 3.0 License
Citrullus lanatus
Citrullus lanatus
Fruit at Foodland Pukalani, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
In garden at Makawao, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Citrullus lanatus
Credit: Photo by Pancrazio Campagna
Citrullus lanatus
Sugarland seedless Oahu variety at Olinda, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)
Map for Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. caffrorum (Alef.) Fosberg [250]
2) Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. citroides (L.H. Bailey) Mansf. [257]
3) Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus [226]
4) Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle, orth. var. [175]
5) Citrus aurantium L. [160]
6) Citrus hystrix DC. [1056]
7) Citrus limonum Risso [219]
8) Citrus nobilis Lour. [326]
9) Citrus x aurantium L. (pro sp.) [755]
10) Cladina portentosa (Dufour) Follmann ssp. pacifica (Ahti) Ahti [223]
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