✿Cucurbitaceae · Citrullus
Tarbooz / Watermelon
Citrullus lanatus
outdoor
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Citrullus lanatus
- Genus
- Citrullus
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Punjab, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Assam
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Fruit type
- BerryrecordedA fleshy fruit with seeds embedded directly in the pulp, no central stone.“The large fruit is a kind of modified berry called a pepo with a thick rind (exocarp) and fleshy center (mesocarp and endocarp).” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Solitary
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tarbooz itself; the rest are typical of the Cucurbitaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- तरबूज़ Tarbooz
- Manipuri
- ꯇꯔꯕꯨꯖ Tarbuj
- Marathi
- कलिंगड Kalingad
- Telugu
- Eriputccha
- Kannada
- ಕಲ್ಲಂಗಡಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Kallangadi balli
- Bengali
- Tormuj
- Urdu
- Tarbooz
- Gujarati
- ઇંદ્રક Indrak
- Mizo
- Dawnfawh
About Tarbooz
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka and 8 other states.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten.
In culture
It is used as an official or regional emblem.
Botanical family
Cucurbitaceae
Cucumber/Gourd family
Tarbooz belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family.
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