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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.
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 ...
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 ...
Citrullus Colocynthis Fruit in Behbahan Wild Citrullus Colocynthis. Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including Abu Jahl's melon, (native name in Turkey) [2] colocynth, [3] bitter apple, [3] bitter cucumber, [3] egusi, [4] vine of Sodom, [3] or wild gourd, [3] is a poisonous desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and West Asia, especially the Levant, [5] [6] [7] Turkey ...
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The generic name Citrus originates from Latin, where it denoted either the citron (C. medica) or a conifer tree . The Latin word is related to the ancient Greek word for the cedar of Lebanon , κέδρος ( kédros ), perhaps from a perceived similarity of the smell of citrus leaves and fruit with that of cedar.
Tsamma melon, or simply tsamma, may refer to: Citron melon; Namib tsamma; Watermelon. Tsamma juice, a brand of fresh watermelon juice This page was last edited on 7 ...
Egusi seeds are used in making egusi soup; the soup is thickened with the seeds. Melothria sphaerocarpa, which egusi seeds are from, grows throughout central to western Africa and is used by different ethnic groups in these regions to prepare the soup, and the origins of the soup are deeply rooted in the Yoruba culinary [6] Egusi soup is a very popular soup in West Africa, with considerable ...