Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
The story
Originally hailing from sub-Saharan Africa, this flowering, vine-like scrambler has traveled the globe. Over time, its cultivation spread so widely that it is now grown in countless fields worldwide, evolving into more than 1,000 distinct varieties enjoyed by different cultures.
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- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
How to use it
This species is widely cultivated worldwide as an agricultural crop for its large, edible fruit.
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In the kitchen
The watermelon is widely cultivated worldwide specifically for its large, edible fruit.
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About
Citrullus lanatus is a plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) flowering plant originally from sub-Saharan Africa. It is cultivated for its fruit. The subdivision of this species into two varieties, watermelons (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) var. lanatus) and citron melons (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.), originated with the erroneous synonymization of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai and Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. by L.H.Bailey in 1930. Molecular data including sequences...
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Watermelon
- Slug
- watermelon
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Citrullus
- Species
- lanatus
- Category
- Misc
- Wikidata QID
- Q17507129
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 48
Generated sections & citations
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- wikipedia (description.summary) — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermelon
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