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Citrullus lanatus

Citrullus lanatus.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Citrullus lanatus.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

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Common names

watermelon

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Category

Vascular

Structural class

Lianes & Related Trailing Plants - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Yellow

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Family

Authority

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

Endemic family

No

Ecology

Year naturalised

1870

Origin

Tropical Africa