Citrullus lanatus

Citrullus lanatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cucurbitales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Cucurbitales

Familia: Cucurbitaceae
Tribus: Benincaseae
Genus: Citrullus
Species: Citrullus lanatus

Cultivar groups: Citrullus lanatus Citroides Group - Citrullus lanatus Mucosospermus Group - Citrullus lanatus Cordophanus Group - Citrullus lanatus Dessert Group

Name

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai, Cat. Sem. Spor. Hort. Univ. Tokyo : 30 (1916).

Synonyms

• Anguria citrullus (L.) Mill.
• Citrullus amarus Schrad.
• Citrullus anguria (Duches.) Hara
• Citrullus aquosus Schur
• Citrullus battich Forssk.
• Citrullus caffer Schrad.
• Citrullus caffrorum Schrad.
• Citrullus chodospermus Fal. & Dun.
• Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst.
• Citrullus citrullus (L.) Small
• Citrullus colocynthis var. capensis Alef.
• Citrullus colocynthis var. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
• Citrullus lanatus f. amarus (Schrad.) W. J. de Wild'e & Duyfjes
• Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus Ter-Avan.
• Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa
• Citrullus pasteca Sageret
• Citrullus vulgaris Schrader
• Colocynthis amarissima Schrad.
• Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze
• Colocynthis citrullus Fritsch
• Cucumis amarissimus Schrad.
• Cucumis citrullus (L.) Ser.
• Cucumis colocynthis Thunb.
• Cucumis dissectus Decne.
• Cucumis edulis Steud.
• Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Steud.
• 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.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Benin, Bioko Isl. (Fernando Poo), Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Togo, D.R.Congo (Zaire), Uganda, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Socotra, South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.), Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Botswana References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Matsumura, J. & Nakai, T. 1916. Cat. Sem. Spor. Hort. Univ. Tokyo: 30 (1916).

Links

• Hassler, M. 2019. Citrullus lanatus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Citrullus lanatus. Published online. Accessed: Dec 22 2019.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Citrullus lanatus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Dec 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2019. Citrullus lanatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Dec 2019.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wildewaatlemoen
العربية: بطيخ أحمر
azərbaycanca: Qarpız
Boarisch: Wossermelóne
Bikol Central: Pakwan
български: Диня
বাংলা: তরমুজ
català: Síndria, Meló d'aigua
dansk: Vandmelon
Deutsch: Wassermelone, Tsamma-Melone
Ελληνικά: Καρπούζι
English: Watermelon
Esperanto: Akvomelono
español: Sandía, Patilla, Melón de Agua
eesti: Arbuus
فارسی: هندوانه
suomi: Vesimeloni
Nordfriisk: Weedermeloon
français: Pastèque, Melon d'Eau, Courge Gigérine, Courge Barbarine
עברית: אבטיח
hrvatski: Lubenica
magyar: Görögdinnye
Bahasa Indonesia: Semangka
italiano: Anguria, cocomero, melone d'acqua
日本語: スイカ
ქართული: საზამთრო
қазақша: Қарбыз
한국어: 수박
lietuvių: Tikrasis arbūzas
മലയാളം: തണ്ണിമത്തന്‍
Bahasa Melayu: Pokok Tembikai
Mirandés: Balacie, Balancia
Nederlands: Watermeloen
norsk nynorsk: Vassmelon
norsk: Vannmelon
Deitsch: Wassmeloon
polski: Kawon, Arbuz Zwyczajny
português: Melancia
română: Pepene
русский: Арбуз обыкновенный
davvisámegiella: Čáhcemelovdna
slovenščina: Lubenica
српски / srpski: Лубеница
svenska: Vattenmelon
Tagalog: Pakwan
lea faka-Tonga: Meleni
Türkçe: Karpuz
українська: Кавун
Tiếng Việt: Dưa hấu
中文: 西瓜

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