Watermelon citrus

On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Taiwan 2009 Tainan City Organic Farm Watermelon FRD 7962. Cucurbitaceae family and the watermelon citrus of its edible fruit.

Kordofan melons from Sudan are the closest relatives and may be progenitors of modern, cultivated watermelons. Considerable breeding effort has developed disease-resistant varieties. Many cultivars are available that produce mature fruit within 100 days of planting. In 2017, China produced about two-thirds of the world’s total of watermelons.

This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. The watermelon is an annual that has a prostrate or climbing habit. These usually have three lobes that are lobed or doubly lobed. Young growth is densely woolly with yellowish-brown hairs which disappear as the plant ages. Like all but one species in the genus Citrullus, watermelon has branching tendrils. Western Australia where they are called “pig melon”.