*Citrullus lanatus (Thunberg) J. Matsumura & Nakai. Common name: Watermelon. Habitat: Gardens, fields, trash heaps, commonly cultivated in home gardens and commercially, sometimes volunteering from seed the following year. Distribution: Native of n. Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl2, Mi, NE, POWO, Chomicki & Renner (2015), but needing conservation with a new type; = Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai ssp. lanatus — Can, FNA6, NY, Nesom (2011b); = Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. var. vulgaris — Tx; = n/a — C, Pa, Tat; < Citrullus citrullus (L.) H.Karst. — S; < Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai — Il, K4, Meso4.1, WH3; < Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus — Ar, NcTx, NS; < Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. — F, G, RAB; Momordica lanata Thunberg. Basionym: Momordica lanata Thunb. 1794
Links to other floras: = Citrullus lanatus ssp. lanatus - FNA6
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- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
- Great Plains: UPL
- Midwest: FACU
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL
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