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Key to Citrullus

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1 Perennials; stems pustulate-scabrous to pustulate-hispid; tendrils unbranched or rarely 2-fid; fruits 4-7 (-10) cm in diameter; flesh of fruit dry-spongy, yellowish orange to pale yellow, intensely bitter
1 Annuals; stems villous; tendrils 2-3-fid; fruits 12-35+ cm in diameter; flesh of fruit juicy, red, yellow, or greenish, sweet
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