Citrullus lanatus
(Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai
Watermelon
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.159146
Element CodePDCUC06020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCitrullus
Other Common NamesPastèque (FR) watermelon (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsExotic in North America (Kartesz, 1999).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNA
| Province | Rank | Native |
|---|
| Arkansas | SNA | No |
| Rhode Island | SNA | No |
| West Virginia | SNA | No |
| New Jersey | SNA | No |
| Illinois | SNA | No |
| Texas | SNA | No |
| New Mexico | SNA | No |
| Indiana | SNA | No |
| Virginia | SNA | No |
| Georgia | SNA | No |
| Connecticut | SNA | No |
| Pennsylvania | SNA | No |
| Massachusetts | SNA | No |
| Missouri | SNA | No |
| Vermont | SNA | No |
| Louisiana | SNA | No |
| Ohio | SNA | No |
| South Carolina | SNA | No |
| Kansas | SNA | No |
| Utah | SNA | No |
| Alabama | SNA | No |
| Nevada | SNA | No |
| Florida | SNA | No |
| Kentucky | SNA | No |
| Mississippi | SNA | No |
| Maine | SNA | No |
| Maryland | SNA | No |
| California | SNA | No |
| North Carolina | SNA | No |
References (2)
- Bates, B.M., R.W. Robinson, and C. Jeffrey, eds. 1990. The Biology and Utilization of the Curcurbitaceae. Cornell University Press, Ithaca NY. ca.
- Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.