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. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Wildewaatlemoen
العربية: بطيخ أحمر
azərbaycanca: Qarpız
Boarisch: Wossermelóne
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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