Species

Watermelon

Citrullus lanatus

Varieties

4 entries

Variety	Description	Prices (EUR)	Details
Charleston GrayBSI-B24330	—	10-24 KG €53.475 / kg 5-9 KG €74.25 / kg 1-4 KG €99.75 / kg < 1 KG €162.00 / kg	Details
Crimson SweetBSI-B24290	—	10-24 KG €68.20 / kg 5-9 KG €92.40 / kg 1-4 KG €122.50 / kg < 1 KG €192.00 / kg	Details
GreybelleBSI-B24260	—	10-24 KG €53.475 / kg 5-9 KG €74.25 / kg 1-4 KG €99.75 / kg < 1 KG €162.00 / kg	Details
Sugar BabyBSI-B24340	—	10-24 KG €53.475 / kg 5-9 KG €74.25 / kg 1-4 KG €99.75 / kg < 1 KG €162.00 / kg	Details

Citrullus lanatus is a warm-season annual with trailing stems and large fleshy fruits.

Botanical characteristics

Sun, warm soil and a sufficiently long summer are important to fruit development. Watermelon selections differ in shape and size: Crimson Sweet is documented with oval fruit, while Sugar Baby has smaller, rounded fruit.

Fruit forms in the seed assortment

Crimson Sweet and Sugar Baby provide a documented fruit-form distinction for seed retailers. Charleston Gray is a further named reference; the range should not be described as uniformly seedless.

At a glance

Species profile

Characteristics

Life cycle: Annual

Botanical details

Botanical name: Citrullus lanatus
Common names: watermelon
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Anguria citrullus (L.) Mill., Citrullus afrorum Schrad., Citrullus anguria (Duchesne) H.Hara, Citrullus aquosus Schur, Citrullus battich Forssk., Citrullus battich var. lanatus (Thunb.) H.Hara, Citrullus chodospermus Falc. & Dunal, Citrullus citrullus (L.) H.Karst., Citrullus edulis Spach, Citrullus edulis Pangalo, Citrullus lanatus f. nigroseminius (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus subsp. cordophanus Ter-Avan., Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa, Citrullus lanatus var. afrorum (Alef.) Fosberg, Citrullus lanatus var. albidus (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. cordophanus (Ter-Avan.) Fursa, Citrullus lanatus var. minor (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. oblongus (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. pulcherrimus (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. pumilus (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. rotundus (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. senegalicus Fursa, Citrullus lanatus var. shami (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. variegatus (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. virgatus (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. viridis (Chakrav.) Maheshw., Citrullus lanatus var. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa, Citrullus mucosospermus var. senegalicus (Fursa) Fursa, Citrullus pasteca Sageret, Citrullus vulgaris Schrad., Citrullus vulgaris var. afrorum Alef., Citrullus vulgaris var. depressus Alef., Citrullus vulgaris var. ellipsoideus Alef., Citrullus vulgaris var. erythrospermus Alef., Citrullus vulgaris var. jacaeus Alef., Citrullus vulgaris var. lanatus (Thunb.) L.H.Bailey, Citrullus vulgaris var. maximus Alef., Citrullus vulgaris var. naudinii Alef., Citrullus vulgaris var. pasteca (Sageret) Alef., Citrullus vulgaris var. rimosus Tod., Colocynthis amarissima Schrad., Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze, Cucumis amarissimus Schrad., Cucumis citrullus (L.) Ser., Cucumis citrullus var. jace Ser., Cucumis citrullus var. pasteca Ser., Cucumis dissectus Decne., Cucumis edulis Steud., Cucumis laciniosus Eckl. ex Steud., Cucumis purpureus Noronha, Cucumis vulgaris (Schrad.) E.H.L.Krause, Cucurbita afra Eckl. & Zeyh., Cucurbita anguria Duchesne, Cucurbita citrullus L., Cucurbita gigantea Salisb., Cucurbita pinnatifida Schrank, Momordica lanata Thunb.
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Citrullus
Species: Citrullus lanatus