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watermelon

Also known as Citrullus lanatus

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Citrullus lanatus, commonly known as watermelon, is a species of plant in the family Cucurbitaceae. It is classified as an annual plant and a useful plant. The taxon is a source of watermelon and watermelon seed oil. Its fruit type is a berry. The plant has uses as a medicinal plant, fruit, fodder, and food. It is also referred to as wild watermelon.

The species is native to Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, and Sudan-South Sudan. It is cultivated and often found growing in Beijing, China, Fujian, and the Tibet Autonomous Region. The taxon author citation is Thunb. Matsum. & Nakai. The scientific name is also cited as (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai. It is a replacement name for a previous taxon. The Unicode character for the subject is 🍉.

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Species

white twisted-stalk

species

FamilyCucurbitaceae

Native toEgypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Sudan-South Sudan

Observations14,105

Wassermelonen Die Wassermelone (Citrullus lanatus), auch Angurie, Arbuse, Pasteke und Zitrullengurke (früheres Synonym: Cucurbita citrullus L.) genannt, ist eine aus Afrika stammende Nutzpflanze, die heute weltweit in warmen Regionen angebaut wird. Die Wildform wird auch Tsamma-Melone genannt. Weltweit existieren aktuell über 1200 genutzte Sorten. In Genbanken wie der des Vavilov-Instituts in St. Petersburg existieren demgegenüber über 3000, darunter viele heute nicht mehr genutzte Varietäten.

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Description
Taxonomy
History
Systematics
Cultivation
Production
Nutrition
Varieties
''Citroides'' group
''Lanatus'' group
''Vulgaris'' group
Varieties
Variety improvement
Uses
Culinary
Cultural significance
Gallery
See also
References
External links

thumb|Naturalized in Australia

The watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a species of flowering plant in the family Cucurbitaceae, that has a large, edible fruit. It is a scrambling and trailing vine-like plant, and is widely cultivated worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieties.

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