watermelon
species of plant
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Summary
watermelon is a taxon[1]. watermelon ranks in the top 0.13% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,799 views/month, #245 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Citrullus[4]
- Taxon name: Citrullus lanatus[5]
- Subclass of: useful plant[6], annual plant[7]
- Has use: medicinal plant[8], fruit[9], fodder[10], food[11], fiber[12]
- Commons category: Citrullus lanatus[13]
- Unicode character: 🍉[14]
- Has basionym: Momordica lanata[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Citrullus lanatus[16]
- Commons gallery: Citrullus lanatus[17]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[18]
- Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[19], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 73(1)[20], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[23]
- Taxon synonym: Citrullus lanatus subsp. lanatus[24], Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris[25], Citrullus lanatus var. vulgaris[26], Momordica lanata[27], Cucurbita citrullus[28], Citrullus battich[29], Colocynthis citrullus[30], Cucumis citrullus[31], Cucumis purpureus[32], Citrullus vulgaris[33], Anguria citrullus[34], Citrullus citrullus[35], Citrullus citrullus Small[36], Cucurbita anguria[37]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=10675[38]
- This taxon is source of: watermelon[39], watermelon seed[40], watermelon seed oil[41], watermelon juice[42], Kalahari melon oil[43], Karaköprü tat watermelon[44], watermelon smell[45]
- Short name: C. lanatus[46]
- Taxon common name: 西瓜[47], watermelon[48], Wassermelone[49], lubenice[50], sandía[51], vesimeloni[52], арбуз[53], pastèque[54], 寒瓜[55], 西瓜根叶[56], 西瓜皮[57], 西瓜子仁[58], 西瓜霜[59], 西瓜子[60]
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Identifiers
watermelon's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 3654[61]. watermelon's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 584423[62]. watermelon's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2874621[63]. watermelon's ITIS TSN is recorded as 22356[64].
Why It Matters
watermelon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] watermelon is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]