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watermelon

Also known as Citrullus lanatus

thumb|Naturalized in Australia

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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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taxon name: Citrullus lanatus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10675
Commons gallery: Citrullus lanatus
Commons category: Citrullus lanatus
taxon common name: 西瓜子
sequenced genome URL: plants.ensembl.org/Citrullus_lanatus
short name: C. lanatus
taxon author citation: (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Unicode character: 🍉
external data available at URL: www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345

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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.