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Citrullus amarus  Schrad.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1234341

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (L.H. Bailey) Mansf.
  
    Citrullus vulgaris var. citroides L.H. Bailey
  
    Citrullus caffer Schrad.
  
    Citrullus lanatus var. caffer (Schrad.) Mansf.
  
    Citrullus afer Schrad.
  
    Citrullus lanatus var. afer (Schrad.) Mansf.
  
  Common Name(s): tsamma melon [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderCucurbitales   
                            FamilyCucurbitaceae  – gourds, squashes, citrouilles, gourdes  
                               GenusCitrullus Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. – watermelon  
                                  SpeciesCitrullus amarus Schrad. – tsamma melon  
       

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  Author(s)/Editor(s): Achigan-Dako, Enoch G., Edgar S. Avohou, Come Linsoussi, Adam Ahanchede, Raymond S. Vodouhe, et al.  
  Publication Date: 2015   
  Article/Chapter Title: Phenetic characterization of Citrullus spp. (Cucurbitaceae) and differentiation of egusi-type (C. mucosospermus)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, vol. 62   
  Page(s): 1159-1179   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 0925-9864   
  Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10722-015-0220-z   
  Reference for: Citrullus amarus, tsamma melon [English]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Middle America  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
    Continental US, Introduced  
    Mexico, Introduced  
 

 

    

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