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Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumura & Nakai

Synonyms

Anguria citrullus, Citrullus amarus, Citrullus anguria, Citrullus aquosus, Citrullus battich, Citrullus caffer, Citrullus caffrorum, Citrullus chodospermus, Citrullus citrullus, Citrullus colocynthis, Citrullus edulis, Citrullus pasteca, Citrullus vulgaris, Colocynthis amarissima, Colocynthis citrullus, Cucumis amarissimus, Cucumis citrullus, Cucumis colocynthis, Cucumis dissectus, Cucumis edulis, Cucumis laciniosus, Cucumis vulgaris, Cucurbita anguria, Cucurbita caffra, Cucurbita citrullus, Cucurbita gigantea, Cucurbita pinnatifida, Momordica lanata

Common names

Watermelon

AI-generated Description

Citrullus lanatus, also known as watermelon, is a vining plant native to Africa. In Qatar, it has been cultivated for its fruit, which is rich in water content and nutrients. Archaeological findings suggest that watermelons were introduced to the Middle East, including Qatar, through trade routes over 1,000 years ago. Today, Citrullus lanatus is grown locally in Qatar's farms, with some studies indicating its potential as a drought-tolerant crop for the country's arid climate.

Yellow flower of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) on Al Mawrid Street in Al Lejbailat area. Doha, Qatar, May 26, 2016

AI-generated summary of observations

The observation of Citrullus lanatus in Qatar revealed the presence of yellow flowers on the plant. On Al Mawrid Street in the Al Lejbailat area of Doha, a watermelon plant was found to be flowering on May 26, 2016. The flower was specifically noted to be yellow in color, which is consistent with the typical floral characteristics of Citrullus lanatus. This observation suggests that the plant is able to thrive in the Qatari environment, at least in certain areas such as Doha. The presence of flowers also indicates that the plant is likely to produce fruit, given the right conditions. Further observations would be necessary to determine the full extent of the plant's growth and productivity in Qatar. The specific location and date of the observation provide valuable context for understanding the plant's behavior in this region.

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Citrullus lanatus from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

How the web page was created

• A list of plants with their common names was written using online sources and books.
• Web pages were written by a program consisting of several scripts.
• Full names, synonyms, and classification of plants were found online from catalogueoflife.org and theplantlist.org using a script.
• Pictures of plants were selected from a database using a script.
• This web page was written using a script.

Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.