Citrullus lanatus
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Citrullus lanatus
| Order | [[]] |
|---|---|
| Family | [[]] |
| Genus | Citrullus |
2n =
Origin : area of origin
wild or cultivated
Uses summary
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Description
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1, part of stem with female flower; 2, part of stem with male flower; 3, egusi melon fruit; 4, seeds of egusi melon; 5, watermelon fruit (rind and flesh partly removed). Redrawn and adapted by Iskak Syamsudin
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flowering and fruiting plant, ssp. mucosospermus -
fruit and halved fruit of the cooking melon -
young leaves are eaten as vegetable -
fruits on the market -
ssp. mucosospermus cv. Group Egusi melon; diversity in fruit shapes -
different seed shapes of Egusi melon -
Seeds used as egusi. Cucumeropsis mannii, is at top right. Seeds at bottom right and top left both belong to Citrullus lanatus. Seeds at bottom left belong to a variety of Lagenaria siceraria from Côte d’Ivoire.
