Trees & Plants

Watermelon

Karaa

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.)

Cultivated in almost all the inhabited islands Cultivated for its delicious fruit. The fruits and seeds are demulcent, diuretic and tonic. The rind of the fruit is prescribed in cases of alcoholic poisoning and diabetes. The root is purgative and in large dose is said to be an em

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uses: Cultivated for its delicious fruit. The fruits and seeds are demulcent, diuretic and tonic. The rind of the fruit is prescribed in cases of alcoholic poisoning and diabetes. The root is purgative and in large dose is said to be an emetic. in
family: Cucurbitaceae
synonym: Anguria citrullus Mill., Momordica lanata Th unb.
description: Long twiners, stem angular, Th villous, tendrils bifid. Leaves simple, × alternate, to 14 10 cm, deeply 3-5-lobed, villous; petiole to 10 cm long. Flowers axillary, solitary; penducle 1-3 cm long in male, 2-6 cm long in female, villous. Calyx- tube to 4 mm, equal to lobes. Corolla lobes × 1-1.5 0.3-4 cm, ovate, villous, yellow. Stamens 3, inserted at the base of calyx tube; filaments in male free. Ovary ovoid. Fruits to 20 cm across, subglobose; seeds many, smooth, black, ovoid, compressed.
native range: Tropical Africa
distribution: Widely cultivated in tropical regions Matsum. & Nakai
english names: Watermelon
flowering fruiting: June-January
occurrence maldives: Cultivated in almost all the inhabited islands