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Taxon:
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp.
mucosospermus
Fursa
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Citrullus
Family:
Cucurbitaceae
Tribe:
Benincaseae
Nomen number:
468432
Place of publication:
Bot. Zhurn. (Moscow & Leningrad) 57:38. 1972
Verified:
08/06/2014
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
(85 active accession[s])
Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai subsp.
lanatus
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Citrullus mucosospermus
(Fursa) Fursa
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Reference(s)
Burkill, H. M.
The useful plants of west tropical Africa. 1985-2004
Note:
mentions egusi melon under
C. lanatus
Fursa, T. B. & A. I. Filov.
1982. Cucurbitaceae (
Citrullus
,
Cucurbita
). Kul't. Flora SSSR 21:22.
PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Note:
mentions egusi melon under
C. lanatus
Common names
English
egusi melon –
Reference(s)
egusi watermelon –
Reference(s)
West African watermelon –
Reference(s)
French
melon à pistache –
Reference(s)
pastèque égousi –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
2
Cultivated
probably also cult. elsewhere in w. Africa
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
2
Cultivated
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Cultivated
REGION:
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
Asia-Temperate
CHINA:
China
Economic Uses
Human food
Name
References
Economic Uses