8598.000 Citrullus Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.

Description of the genus

Herbs, trailing or climbing; annual or perennial; tendrils simple or proximately 2-3(-4)-fid. Leaves simple, usually deeply pinnately lobed. Flowers solitary, yellow; calyx short, campanulate; lobes moderately large; petals 5, united below middle. Fruit medium to large, globose or sub-spherical, greenish; pericarp firm; mesocarp fleshy, indehiscent. Seeds many usually ovate, compressed, smooth or slightly rough.

Worldwide: 3 species in Africa and Asia.

Zimbabwe: 1 taxon.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai	N,W,C,E,S	Description, Image

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Flora of Botswana: Citrullus
Flora of Botswana: cultivated Citrullus
Flora of Caprivi: Citrullus
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Citrullus
Flora of the DRC: Citrullus
Flora of Malawi: Citrullus
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Citrullus
Flora of Mozambique: Citrullus
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Citrullus
Flora of Rwanda: Citrullus
Flora of Zambia: Citrullus
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Citrullus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Citrullus

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Citrullus
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Citrullus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Citrullus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Citrullus
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Citrullus
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