The former name Citrullus vulgaris is now a synonym of the accepted scientific name for MELON-p1.html" target='_blank'>watermelon, Citrullus lanatus.
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai, family Cucurbitaceae) refers to both fruit and plant of a vine-like (climber and trailer) herb originally from southern Africa and one of the most common types of melon. This flowering plant produces a special type of fruit known by botanists as a pepo, which has a thick rind (exocarp) and fleshy center (mesocarp and endocarp); pepos are derived from an inferior ovary and are characteristic of the Cucurbitaceae. The watermelon fruit, loosely considered a type of melon (although not in the genus Cucumis), has a smooth exterior rind (green and yellow) and a juicy, sweet, usually red or yellow, but sometimes orange, interior flesh. The flesh consists of highly developed placental tissue within the fruit. The former name Citrullus vulgaris (vulgaris meaning "common" Shosteck, 1974), is now a synonym of the accepted scientific name for watermelon, Citrullus lanatus.
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Style:
Fresh
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Product Type:
Melon
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Type:
Watermelon
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Color:
Green
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