Citrullus lanatus

(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai (1916)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Cucurbitales Family: Cucurbitaceae Genus: Citrullus

watermelon

Only found in cultivation

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Description

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Synonyms (58)

Anguria citrullus Mill. (1768)

Citrullus anguria (Duchesne) H.Hara (1953)

Citrullus aquosus Schur (1866)

Citrullus battich Forssk. (1775)

Citrullus battich var. lanatus (Thunb.) H.Hara (1948)

Citrullus caffrorum Schrad. (1838)

Citrullus chodospermus Falc. & Dunal (1836)

Citrullus citrullus H.Karst. (1882)

Citrullus edulis Spach (1838)

Citrullus lanatus f. nigroseminius (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus Ter-Avan. (1966)

Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa (1972)

Citrullus lanatus var. albidus (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. caffrorum (Alef.) Fosberg (1980)

Citrullus lanatus var. capensis (Alef.) Fursa (1972)

Citrullus lanatus var. cordophanus (Ter-Avan.) Fursa (1972)

Citrullus lanatus var. fistulosus (Stocks) Babu (1977)

Citrullus lanatus var. minor (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. oblongus (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. pulcherrimus (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. pumilus (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. rotundus (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. senegalicus Fursa (1972)

Citrullus lanatus var. shami (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. variegatus (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. virgatus (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. viridis (Chakrav.) Maheshw. (1978)

Citrullus lanatus var. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa (1972)

Citrullus mucosospermus var. senegalicus (Fursa) Fursa (1983)

Citrullus pasteca Sageret (1826)

Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. (1836)

Citrullus vulgaris var. caffrorum Alef. (1866)

Citrullus vulgaris var. depressus Alef. (1866)

Citrullus vulgaris var. ellipsoideus Alef. (1866)

Citrullus vulgaris var. erythrospermus Alef. (1866)

Citrullus vulgaris var. jacaeus Alef. (1866)

Citrullus vulgaris var. lanatus (Thunb.) L.H.Bailey (1930)

Citrullus vulgaris var. maximus Alef. (1866)

Citrullus vulgaris var. naudinii Alef. (1866)

Citrullus vulgaris var. pasteca (Sageret) Alef. (1866)

Citrullus vulgaris var. rimosus Tod. (1858)

Colocynthis amarissima Schrad. (1836)

Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze (1891)

Cucumis amarissimus Schrad. (1829)

Cucumis citrullus (L.) Ser. (1828)

Cucumis citrullus var. jace Ser. (1828)

Cucumis citrullus var. pasteca Ser. (1828)

Cucumis dissectus Decne. (1834)

Cucumis edulis Steud. (1840)

Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Steud. (1840)

Cucumis purpureus Noronha (1790)

Cucumis vulgaris (Schrad.) E.H.L.Krause (1904)

Cucurbita anguria Duchesne (1786)

Cucurbita caffra Eckl. & Zeyh. (1836)

Cucurbita citrullus L. (1753)

Cucurbita gigantea Salisb. (1796)

Cucurbita pinnatifida Schrank (1824)

Momordica lanata Thunb. (1794)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Kaho'olawe Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Index Seminum (TI, Tokyo) 1915-1916: 30 (1916)

Occurrences

SNo.	Scientific Name	Scientific Name Authorship	Locality	Habitat	Basis of Record	Recorded By	Record Number	Island	Source	Date
1	Citrullus lanatus	(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	Honolulu. Fruit bought in store		PRESERVED_SPECIMEN	Neal, M.C.	s.n.	Oahu	BISH	7/30/1953
2	Citrullus lanatus	(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	In camp area, smugglers' cove		PRESERVED_SPECIMEN	Char, W.P.	78.083	Kahoolawe	BISH	11/26/1978
3	Citrullus lanatus	(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	honolulu. fruit bought in store		PRESERVED_SPECIMEN	neal, m.c.	collector number: s.n.	Oahu	BISH	7/30/1953
4	Citrullus lanatus	(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	Polihale, Queen's Pond, on roadside in sand dune.		PRESERVED_SPECIMEN	Lynwood Hume	291	Kauai	PTBG	1/17/1988
5	Citrullus lanatus	(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	in camp area, smugglers' cove		PRESERVED_SPECIMEN	char, w.p.	collector number: 78.083	Kahoolawe	BISH	11/26/1978

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