Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

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    Cucurbitaceae
    Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

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    NY Barcode: 5007309

    Occurrence ID: 4688f36f-dfe9-4fe6-9913-0aaea2101890

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lew YORK BOTANICAL GAflDIN
05007309
The New York Botanical Garden
GItrull us lanatus (ThunbiJ Mats. & Nakai
det. M. Nee, 1985
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium: or the University oe California
Tanner 20152?
Vernacular name: Kiziguat iutigiti
Kibondeit Matikiti
Uses: Fruits edible*
Herbarium of the University of California
CvWJtv* TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Colocynthis citrullus (l.) Kuntze
(Citrullus vulgaris Schl.)
On gravel in grass. Prostrate creeper,
tendrils over 10 feet long; sap colourless;;
herbage very hairy; flowers yellow, odor—
less*.	Altitude	10© feet.
Mkiziga Stream, Mwera Chiefdom, Sakura Section,
Pangani District
R. E. S. Tanner 2032?	8	August 1955
05007309