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Citrullus lanatus  (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Taxonomic Serial No.: 22356

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst.
  
    Citrullus vulgaris Schrad.
  
    Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze
  
    Momordica lanata Thunb.
  
    Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  
    Citrullus lanatus var. caffrorum (Alef.) Fosberg
  
    Citrullus colocynthis var. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  
    Citrullus lanatus ssp. lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
  
    Cucurbita citrullus L.
  
    Citrullus lanatus var. afrorum (Alef.) Fosberg
  
  Common Name(s): watermelon [English]
  
    sandia [Spanish]
  
       
  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 lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai – watermelon, sandia  
       

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  Source: Cucurbitaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Citrullus lanatus   
       
  Source: Flora of the West Indies website, 2016, database (version 2016)  
  Acquired: 2016   
  Notes: Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M.T. Strong. 2007. Catalogue of the seed plants of the West Indies Website. http://botany.si.edu/antilles/WestIndies/query.cfm   
  Reference for: Citrullus lanatus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Citrullus lanatus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Citrullus lanatus   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Citrullus lanatus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  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 lanatus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2015   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae   
  Page(s): 496   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-534027-2   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Citrullus lanatus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    North America  
    Africa  
    Australia  
    Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China)  
    Middle America  
    Oceania  
    South America  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
    Mexico, Introduced  
 

 

    

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