Effects of watermelon citrullus lanatus seed 232 omigie io. Watermelon citrullus lanatus is a plant species in the family cucurbitaceae, a vinelike. Bailey 1930 of a south african species with the cultivated watermelon. Polymorphisms among chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of citrullus species and subspecies amnon levi and claude e. All citrullus species are crosscompatible with each other.
It is currently regarded as a priority environmental weed in one natural resource management region. It is now cultivated throughout the tropical, subtropical and warm temperate regions of the world. We discovered that the type specimen of the name citrullus lanatus. It is a monoecious trailing herb with softly pubescent leaves, 1115. The plants database includes the following 3 subspecies of citrullus lanatus. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of citrullus lanatus bitter melon discover life d i s c o v e r l i f e home all living things idnature guides global mapper albums labels search. Chemical constituents and pharmacological effects of. The source of watermelon seed oil is the watermelon seed.
Cytogenetic relationships among citrullus species in. Citrullus lanatus and melon citrullus vulgaris researchgate. Citrullus a dicot genus of the family cucurbitaceae including watermelons genus citrullus dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering. Citrullus synonyms, citrullus pronunciation, citrullus translation, english dictionary definition of citrullus. The species is monoecious individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant and. Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, citation needed egusi, vine of sodom, or wild gourd, is a desert viny plant native to the mediterranean basin and asia, especially turkey especially in regions such as izmir, and nubia it resembles a common watermelon vine, but bears small, hard fruits with a bitter pulp. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for subspecies profiles. Characterization of watermelon citrullus lanatus var. Watermelon origin solved with molecular phylogenetics including. Information about citrullus vulgaris in the dictionary, synonyms and antonyms. That the watermelon is known by its yoruba name throughout the region may perhaps suggest its. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. The citron melon citrullus caffer was formerly conseedered a cultivar of the citrullus lanatus species, but is now conseedered a separait species. Watermelon seed oil health benefits, uses, nutrition.
The species was long thought to have originated in southern africa, but this was based on the erroneous synonymization by l. Pdf a comparative study on the physicochemical and sensory properties of watermelon citrullus. Abstract this work analysed proximate composition, mineral elements and antinutrients in citrullus vulgaris guna seed. Citrullus lanatus citroides group citrullus lanatus mucosospermus group citrullus lanatus cordophanus group citrullus lanatus dessert group name edit citrullus lanatus thunb. Citrullus vulgaris definition of citrullus vulgaris by. The fruit looks so much like a small, round, watermelon that the two are also easily confused. The volatiles were separated into acidic and neutral fractions and then analyzed by gas chromatography and. Citrullus in kew science plants of the world online. Citrullus lanatus or wattermelon is a plant species in the faimily cucurbitaceae, a vinelik scrambler an trailer flouerin plant oreeginally frae subsaharan africae.
Citrullus lanatus french polynesia marquesas islands hiva oa island introduced cultivated lorence, david h. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Vegetable laboratory, 2700 savannah highway, charleston, sc 29414, usa. The draft genome of watermelon citrullus lanatus and.
Cucurbitaceae citrullus lanatus is a prostrate or climbing annual. Shimotsuma 81 observed eleven bivalents in 50% of the cells of the. Volatile flavor components of watermelon fruit citrullus vulgaris were obtained by distilling juice under reduced pressure and extracting the resulting distillate with freon11. The cultivated watermelon, mainly used as a dessert fruit, is assigned to ssp. The fruit pulp of colocynth has medicinal properties while the seeds have nutritive qualities. Plants profile for citrullus lanatus lanatus watermelon. Unlike melons and pumpkins, the part consumed is the placental region, or endocarp. The watermelon is a large annual plant with long, weak, trailing or climbing stems which are fiveangled fivesided. The plant list includes a further 31 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus citrullus. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew.
Citrullus vulgaris an african melon watermelon, watermelon vine watermelon large oblong or roundish melon with a hard green rind and sweet. Cucurbitaceae cucumber family, gourd family medicinal use of water melon. Definition of citrullus vulgaris in the dictionary. Properties of proximate composition and elemental analysis of citrullus vulgaris guna seed b. Watermelon originates in southern africa and was domesticated at least four thousand years ago, having been cultivated in ancient egypt. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting.
The perennial citrullus ecirrhosus has no tendrils and is restricted to namibia and the richtersveld of the northern cape. Properties of proximate composition and elemental analysis. We sequenced new accessions of citrullus from silica. Help pages, faqs, uniprotkb manual, documents, news archive and biocuration projects. The plant list includes 25 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus citrullus. At the end of 48 hours the solution was filtered and the filtrate was concentrated using a rotary evaporator, then freeze dried prior to usage. Pdf phytochemical and pharmacological profile of citrullus. Maitera department of chemistry adamawa state university, mubi. The seed is demulcent, diuretic, pectoral and tonic. Citrullus citrullus small citrullus citrullus karst. Citrullus definition of citrullus by the free dictionary. Tirupur venkatachalam logaraj, in nuts and seeds in health and disease prevention, 2011. Media in category citrullus lanatus the following 76 files are in this category, out of 76 total.
Citrullus lanatus with linnaeuss watermelon citrullus vulgaris. This is the common watermelon that we savor in summers. Herbal medicinal importance of citrullus lanatus mentioned in the ahadith. Effects of watermelon citrullus lanatus seed on blood. Watermelon citrullus lanatus is a scrambling and trailing vine in the flowering plant family cucurbitaceae. The egusi plant looks so much like a watermelon plant that most botanists think it is one. Citrullus vulgaris synonyms, citrullus vulgaris pronunciation, citrullus vulgaris translation, english dictionary definition of citrullus vulgaris. In case when rice is scarce fruits of watermelon, citrullus vulgaris thoithe dumpre karbi. Another variety used for extracting oil is the citrullus vulgaris. The watermelons generally used for oil extraction is citrullus lanatus. Volatile flavor components of watermelon citrullus vulgaris. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Cucurbita maxima and cucurbita pepo leaves are broader than long, not the case in c.
In this study, the number and position of 5s and 45s rdna loci in all citrullus species and subspecies were determined. Citrullus lanatus an overview sciencedirect topics. Citrullus lanatus watermelon citrullus vulgaris uniprot. Herbal medicinal importance of citrullus lanatus mentioned. Kuntze is the most polymorphic species of the genus, with both wild and cultivated. Pdf medicinal values on citrullus lanatus watermelon. Agoreyo fo methanol absolute stirring continuously for a period of 48 hours. Comparative mapping of 5s and 45s rdna by fluorescent in situ hybridization fish technique is an excellent tool to determine cytogenetic relationships among closely related species. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria.