Species Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai (Watermelon)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Plantae
  • - phylum: Tracheophyta
  • -- class: Magnoliopsida
  • --- order: Cucurbitales
  • ---- family: Cucurbitaceae
  • ----- species: Citrullus lanatus
Characteristics:annual, creeping herb; the hairy leaves are divided into 3-5 lobes; male and female flowers grow on the same plant and are yellow; the fruit is round with a diameter of 15-20 cm and a yellow and green surface
Countries:
BW
Botswana
NA
Namibia
ZA
South Africa
Ecoregions:
AT1309
Kalahari xeric savanna
Links:
References:Van der Walt and le Riche 1999: 110; Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 148
Date: 2006-04-29
Place: Corridor Pos 17, Omaheke, Namibia
Creator: Christfried Naumann
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Source: http://dogonlanguages.org
Date: 2011
Creator: Jeff Heath and the Dogon and Bangime Languages Project
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Date: 2009-03-30
Place: near Kaa gate, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana
Creator: Christfried Naumann
Permission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
Source: http://dogonlanguages.org
Date: 2011
Creator: Jeff Heath and the Dogon and Bangime Languages Project
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Source: http://dogonlanguages.org
Date: 2011
Creator: Jeff Heath and the Dogon and Bangime Languages Project
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Source: http://dogonlanguages.org
Date: 2011
Creator: Jeff Heath and the Dogon and Bangime Languages Project
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution License
Date: 2006-04-12
Place: Corridor, Omaheke, Namibia
Creator: Christfried Naumann
Permission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
Date: 2006-04-12
Place: Corridor, Omaheke, Namibia
Creator: Christfried Naumann
Permission: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain
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