ngondo (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, WOVEA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
leŋguõ (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
akat(s)ewa the seeds (FRI; JMD) akyẽkyẽa (FRI; JMD) anemuna the fruit (FRI; JMD) εfere (FRI; JMD) (GHANA, TWI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kanjinga (FB) (TOGO, TEM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kànéỳ (def. -à) (FB; D&C) (NIGER, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
an-tent the plant (FCD; JMD) ma-tent the fruit (JMD; FCD) ma-tent-ma-potho the fruit (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, TEMNE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sara-na (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, SUSU-DYALONKE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
akitsiwa = niri oil (auctt.) (GHANA, NZEMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
epín, epíngi the seeds (Banfield) pàràgi (Banfield) (NIGERIA, NUPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
esaka (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, KUNDU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
hadj en-nas (A. Chev.) (MALI, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
béref sweet melon (auctt.) hal melon (JB) hatar the plant (FB; JMD) xal sweet-fruited forms (K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
nfatee nzima (Chakravarty) (GHANA, NZEMA (Atwabo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kamie (Gaisser; FB) (TOGO, KABRE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
béref (JB; K&A) ségal (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
akate (FRI; JMD) akatsewa the seeds (FRI; JMD) akyεkyẽa (FRI; JMD) anamuna, anemuna var. with black inedible seeds (FRI; JMD) (GHANA, AKAN-FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
àgúshií (FRI) (GHANA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
fundi (Kesby) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC (Hassaniya)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
àgúshií from Yoruba (JMD: ZOG) bambus a varietal name (JMD: ZOG) gúna (JMD: LB) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Leone) budi (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, FULA-PULAAR (Sierra), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
mimihi (Edgar) (NIGERIA, GWARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sara (FCD) sarε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
bσhrσ (FCD) yεntε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Kim)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
inabe (FB) (TOGO, KONKOMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sara (FB; CHOP) sere (CHOP) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
esaka (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, TANGA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ògìlì the seeds (JMD) ògìlì-élìlì = seeds of melon (JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Asaba)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
bara-εgusi (FCD) e-gbara (FCD) εgusi (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KRIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
neri (FRI) (GHANA, DAGBANI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
osaka (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, MBONGE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sara-kumba (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MANINKA (Koranko)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
agúshi (pl.-i) the seed (KD) wátrὲ (FRI) (GHANA, GA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
cham-dε (FCD) sãhũ-bombom-dε (FCD) sãŋga-lε (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, BULOM (Sherbro)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kanjinga (Gaisser) (TOGO, TEM (Tshaudjo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
nkbuluko (JMD) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Awka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
sa (FCD) sara (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, VAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
cikirre (pl. chiklje) (JMD; Taylor) dende (JMD) dene (pl. denaje) (JMD; Taylor) (NIGERIA, FULFULDE (Nigeria)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
koja (FCD) pu-goja (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
fude (Gaisser) (TOGO, MOORE-NAWDAM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
bàrà the plant, or the fruit (JRA; JMD) ẹ̀gúsí (auctt.) ẹ̀gúsí agbè = water melon (Verger) ẹgúsí bora (Johnston) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
cikilje pahe a varietal name (NIGERIA, FULA-FULFULDE (Adamawa)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ikon (KW) íkpán the dried and crushed seeds (KW) (NIGERIA, IBIBIO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
elebo (DA) ìkpógrì the seeds (Faraclas) (NIGERIA, URHOBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
atsẽtsẽa (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
inam (Gaisser) (TOGO, BASSARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
fundi the fruit (A. Chev.) ilif the plant (A. Chev.) takinkeint, talejest, tiledjest (A. Chev.) (MALI, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ègúsí (KW) élìlè, élìlì (KW) (NIGERIA, IGBO (Owerri)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ègúsí (AJC) élìlì (AJC) nwanru (BNO) ogili-irele (Onochie) (NIGERIA, IGBO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
legiε-kwi (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, GOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
icegher (JMD) (NIGERIA, TIV), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
saura (Ingram; JMD) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kànéỳ molli the wild form (MALI, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
dzamatre (GHANA, VHE (Awlan)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
missi tsara the wild form: missi: ox (Vuillet) tsara the cultivated form (FB; JMD) (MALI, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ikpogi the seeds (JMD) ògì (JRA; JMD) (NIGERIA, EDO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
kσ-saa (FCD) saa (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
esaka (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, LONG), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
bámbúsθ̀ (auctt.) fálí, gúnà (C&H) (NIGERIA, KANURI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ngondo (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, KPE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ς̣ọ̀fín (JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA (Oshogbo)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
water melon., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
batteikh al hamdal sour form (JMD) batteikh al masak sweet form (JMD) (NIGERIA, ARABIC-SHUWA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
egúnsi (JMD) ẹ̀gúsí maga a large variety (JMD) (NIGERIA, YORUBA (Ijesha)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
pastèque; melon d’eau., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
esaka (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, LUNDU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
esaka bawu (DA) (WEST CAMEROONS, BAFOK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
(Pecí) aŋyaŋye (GHANA, VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
ikon the plant (auctt.) íkpán the gourd with its seeds (KW) (NIGERIA, EFIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
cέs (LB) (NIGERIA, BEROM), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
inabe (Gaisser) (GHANA, KONKOMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
íkpán (KW) (NIGERIA, ANAANG), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
Flora
Entry for CITRULLUS lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai [family CUCURBITACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by C. Jeffrey & M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
CITRULLUS vulgarisSchrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh. [family CUCURBITACEAE], (1836).
Information
Annual usually trailing herb. Leaf-blade ovate or narrowly ovate in outline, rather villous especially on veins beneath, scabrid-punctate when old, 5–20 x 3.5–19 cm, usually deeply palmately 3–5-lobed, the lobes usually deeply pinnately lobulate; petioles 2–18.5 cm long, ± villous. Tendrils usually bifid. Male flowers solitary. Pedicel 14–45 mm long. Hypanthium broadly obconic, 2.5–5 mm long. Sepals lanceolate, 2.5–5.5 mm long. Petals yellow, obovate, 7–19 mm long. Female flowers solitary. Pedicel 3–45 mm long. Ovary ellipsoid to subglobose, villous, 6–15 mm long. Hypanthium 1.5–2 mm long. Perianth as in male flowers. Fruit subglobose to ellipsoid, green or yellowish, often mottled or striped, up to 60 x 30 cm. Flesh white or red, watery, usually not bitter. Pedicel 2–5 cm long. Seeds ovate in outline, variously coloured, sometimes mottled, smooth or slightly rough, 9–11 x 5–6 x 2.5–2.7 mm.
Range
C1; S1–3, also cultivated native of the Kalahari region, widely cultivated for its edible fruits and often naturalized.
