Citrullus lanatus Cordophanus Group

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 Group: Citrullus lanatus Cordophanus Group

Name

Citrullus lanatus Cordophanus Group

Synonyms

• Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus Ter-Avan. in Bot. Žurn. vol. 51, 423. 1966.
• Citrullus vulgaris var. sudanicus Filov & Fursa in Bot. Žurn. vol. 47, 1039. 1962., nom. inval.
• Citrullus lanatus var. cordophanus (Ter-Avan.) Fursa in Bot. Žurn. vol. 57, 38. 1972.

Notes

This cultivar group is referable to Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris. A rather ill-defined group of cultivated and semicultivated forms in the Sahara, the Sudan, upper Egypt and N Kenya. Some of the Saharan landraces appear to be perennial and may be products of introgression from C. colocynthis. Both bitter and non-bitter forms are known.

References

• IPK Gatersleben. Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops. 10 Febr. 2009 [1].