Citrullus

Elsewhere in the inter-montane areas, the vegetation is sparse, mainly Fagonia bruguieri, Zygophyllum simplex, Cornulaca monocantha, Citrullus colocynthis, Tephrosia and Indigofera spp. and the grasses Stipagrostis pungens and S. plumosa.

Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves, Niger 2008

The creeping tsamma melons (Citrullus lanatus), gemsbok cucumbers (Acanthosicyos naudinianus), and wild cucumbers (Cucumis africanus) are important sources of water and food for both humans and animals.

Kalahari xeric savanna 2008

Watermelon The watermelon is a distant relative of the other melons, the fruit of an African vine, Citrullus lanatus, whose wild relatives are very bitter.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Watermelon The watermelon is a distant relative of the other melons, the fruit of an African vine, Citrullus lanatus, whose wild relatives are very bitter.

On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004

Cover photographs (clockwise from top left): Vangueria infausta, Acokanthera oppositifolia, Uvaria scheffleri, Citrullus lanatus, Nymphaea nouchali,

Chapter 1 1999

Citrullus lanatus water melon large towns countrywide

Chapter 4 1999

Egusi (Citrullus lanatus ssp. colocynthoides) looks like a watermelon while growing.

16: Oils 1996

In West Africa, the seeds of Citrullus lanatus are used as commercial sources of oil (Omidiji, 1977).

28 additional technical notes about tropical agriculture 1996

Egusi, Citrullus lanatus ssp. colocynthoides, looks like a watermelon while growing, but the white flesh of the round, over 6-inch diameter fruits is bitter and inedible.

10: Food science 1996

In Sierra Leone, ogiri is produced by moist solid fermentation of sesame seeds, a process similar to Nigerian ogiri, which is made from fermented melon seeds (Citrullus vulgaris) (7) and Dawa-dawa from fermented locust beans (Parlkia filicoidea) (8).

22 Nutrition and Safety Considerations 1992