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The citron melon (Citrullus amarus), also called fodder melon, [2] preserving melon, [2] red-seeded citron, [3] jam melon, [3] stock melon, [2] Kalahari melon [4] or tsamma melon, [2] is a relative of the watermelon. It is from the family Cucurbitaceae which consists of various squashes, melons, and gourds.
Citrullus amarus Schrad. – citron melon; Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. – colocynth; Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. – tendril-less melon; Citrullus lanatus Matsum. & Nakai – desert watermelon Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris var. cordophanus Fursa; Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus; Citrullus mucosospermus Fursa – egusi melon
A melon from the Kordofan region of Sudan – the kordofan melon – may be the progenitor of the modern, domesticated watermelon. [2] The kordofan melon shares with the domestic watermelon loss of the bitterness gene while maintaining a sweet taste, unlike other wild African varieties from other regions, indicating a common origin, possibly ...
It is a cross between the citron (Citrus medica) and a bitter orange (Citrus × aurantium). Volkamer lemon: Citrus volkameriana (C. medica × C. reticulata ) Like the Rangpur lime and rough lemon, it is a hybrid of a mandarin orange (C. reticulata) and a citron (C. medica), with the citron being the pollen parent and the mandarin being the seed ...
Common name Species name; African baobab fruit: Adansonia digitata: Australian baobab fruit: Adansonia gregorii: Bael: Aegle marmelos: Bailan melon: Cucumis melo var. inodorus 'Bailan' Banana melon: Cucumis melo 'Banana' Banana yucca: Yucca baccata: Canary melon: Cucumis melo var. inodorus 'Canary' Cassabanana: Sicana odorifera: Citron melon ...
The citron (Citrus medica), historically cedrate, [4] is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind.It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. [5] It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed through natural hybrid speciation or artificial hybridization. [6]
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Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis, or the fingered citron, is a citron variety whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections, resembling those seen on representations of the Buddha. It is called Buddha's hand in many languages including English , Chinese , Japanese , Korean , Vietnamese , and French .