Cucurbitaceae

Watermelon

Citrullus amarus Schrad.

Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Citrullus

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Watermelon (Citrullus amarus) — FlowerPhoto: Will Cornwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Afrikaans: Tsama, Tsamma
Catalan: Albudeca
Chinese: 小西瓜, 卡费尔西瓜, 饲用西瓜
English: Watermelon, Citron melon
French: Barbarine, Citre, Gigérine
Korean: 칼라하리수박
Persian: هندوانه لیمویی

Synonyms

Citrullus afer Schrad
Citrullus afer Schrad
Citrullus afer Schrad
Citrullus caffrorum Schrad.
Citrullus lanatus f. amarus (Schrad.) W.J.de Wilde & Duyfjes
Citrullus lanatus var. afer (Schrad.) Mansf.
Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (L.H.Bailey) Mansf.
Citrullus vulgaris var. citroides L.H.Bailey

Flowers

In flower: January to April, November (from 20 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Will Cornwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kazvorpal, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Simon Tonge, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: velodrome, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Genet, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lucas Christofides, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eiku, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eiku, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.