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Taxon:  Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai



Summary
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
10675
Place of publication:
Cat. sem. spor. hort. bot. Univ. Imp. Tokyo 30, no. 854. 1916 (l.c. 38. 1920), nom. cons.
Comment:
the basionym Momordica lanata Thunb. is conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN 14.9 & App. IV) against the heterotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN 14.4) Citrullus battich Forssk., nom. rej.
Verified:
03/13/2019 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Momordica lanata Thunb.

Autonym(s)
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. lanatus
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Citrullus aedulis Pangalo
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. cordophanus Ter-Avan.
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. cordophanus (Ter-Avan.) Fursa
Citrullus vulgaris Schrad.
Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. var. vulgaris
Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze
Cucurbita citrullus L.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Afghan-melon –
bastard-melon –
dessert watermelon –
watermelon –
French
melon d'eau –
pastèque –
German
Wassermelone –
Italian
anguria –
Japanese Rōmaji
suika –
Portuguese
melancia –
Spanish
albudeca –
sandía –
Swedish
vattenmelon –
Transcribed Chinese
xi gua –
Transcribed Korean
subag –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya n.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt s.
2Cultivated    widely cult.
5UncertainAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt during the Pleistocene and Holocene
5UncertainAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya during the Pleistocene and Holocene
6OtherAfrica Africa probable origin w. or n.e. Africa
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (s.)
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya (n.)
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Uncertain
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt (during the Pleistocene and Holocene), Libya (during the Pleistocene and Holocene)
Other
Africa
  • REGION: Africa (probable origin w. or n.e. Africa)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodfruit Borlaug, N. et al., eds. 2008. Fruits: Watermelon. Lost crops of Africa. 3:165-181.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Vertebrate poisonsmammalsas Citrullus vulgarisKellerman, T. S. et al. 1988. Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of livestock in Southern Africa
Weedpotential seed contaminant Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.


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