Citrullus lanatus

Common Name: Watermelon, Yellow-meated Watermelon
Oˊodham Name: Miloñ  Audio
Group: Crop Plants － Crop Plants

Description
Watermelon is in the family Cucurbitaceae, the same family as squash, gourds, and pumpkins. However, watermelon is classified in a different genus, being in Citrullus rather than the genus Cucurbita. Still, the family resemblance is easily seen from the photos in this Atlas. This cultivated watermelon has a sweet, yellow flesh instead of the common red variety.










Classification
Kingdom Plantae － Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida － Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Cucurbitaceae － Cucumber family
Genus Citrullus Schrad. － watermelon
Species Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai － watermelon
More Information
USDA Plant Profile and Map

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