Citrullus naudinianus Hook.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Cucurbitales > Cucurbitaceae > Citrullus

Characteristics

A perennial monoecious herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support climber
Foliage retention -
Sexuality monoecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food food food additive gene source material medicinal oil poison vertebrate poison
Edible fruits roots seeds tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Citrullus naudinianus world distribution map, present in Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:291939-1
WFO ID wfo-0000607882
COL ID VMHR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Pseudocucumis naudinianus Cucumis naudinianus Acanthosicyos naudinianus Colocynthis naudinianus Citrullus naudinianus