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Watermelon
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Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Citrullus lanatus is a plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) flowering plant originally from sub-Saharan Africa. It is cultivated for its fruit. The subdivision of this species into two varieties, watermelons (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) var. lanatus) and citron melons (Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.), originated with the erroneous synonymization of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai and Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. by L.H.Bailey in 1930. Molecular data including sequences...

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Watermelon in Compendium of Materia Medica

Compendium of Materia Medica

李時珍 · 1596 · p.86

Watermelon in Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium

Maria Sibylla Merian · 1705 · p.54

Watermelon in Garden of Health

Garden of Health

1507 · p.99

Watermelon in The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs

The Great Herbary with all the figures of the herbs

1532 · p.97

Watermelon in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1542 · p.734

Watermelon in Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants

Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.732

Watermelon in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.412

Watermelon in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.687

Watermelon in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.674

Watermelon in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.674

Watermelon in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.675

Watermelon in Historia naturalis Brasiliae

Historia naturalis Brasiliae

Willem Piso / Georg Marcgraf · 1648 · p.167

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