Citron melon

Citron melon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Citrullus
Species:	C. caffer
Binomial name
	Citrullus caffer; Schrad.
Synonyms
	Citrullus colocynthoides Pangalo; Citrullus colocynthoides var. citroides (L.H. Bailey) Millan; Citrullus lanatus var. caffer (Schrad.) Mansf.; Citrullus lanatus var. caffrorum (Alef.) Fosberg; Citrullus lanatus var. citroides (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.; Citrullus vulgaris var. caffrorum Alef.; Citrullus vulgaris var. citroides L. H. Bailey;

The citron melon (Citrullus caffer), also called Citrullus lanatus var. citroides^[1] and Citrullus amarus,^[2] fodder melon,^[2] preserving melon,^[2] red-seeded citron,^[1] jam melon,^[1] stock melon,^[2] Kalahari melon^[3] or tsamma melon,^[2] is a relative of the watermelon. It is from the family Cucurbitaceae which consists of various squashes, melons, and gourds. Native to arid landscapes of sub-Saharan Africa, it has been a wild source of nutrition and hydration for humans for an extraordinarily long time. Its fruit has a hard white flesh, rendering it less likely to be eaten raw in the modern era; more often it is pickled or used to make fruit preserves, and is used for cattle feed.^[4] It is especially useful for fruit preserves, because it has a high pectin content.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Nesom, G.L. (2011), "Toward consistency of taxonomic rank in wild/domesticated Cucurbitaceae" (PDF), Phytoneuron, 2011–13: 1–33
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Citrullus amarus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
^ Vermaak, I (2011). "African seed oils of commercial importance - Cosmetic applications". South African Journal of Botany. 77 (4): 920–933. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2011.07.003.
^ Laghetti, G.; Hammer, K. (2007). "The Corsican citron melon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai subsp. lanatus var. citroides (Bailey) Mansf. ex Greb.) a traditional and neglected crop". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 54 (4): 913–916. doi:10.1007/s10722-007-9220-y. S2CID 37535961.
^ Clovegarden - an International Food Site

[Nesom-1] Nesom, G.L. (2011), "Toward consistency of taxonomic rank in wild/domesticated Cucurbitaceae" (PDF), Phytoneuron, 2011–13: 1–33

[GRIN-2] "Citrullus amarus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 29 March 2015.

[3] Vermaak, I (2011). "African seed oils of commercial importance - Cosmetic applications". South African Journal of Botany. 77 (4): 920–933. doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2011.07.003.

[4] Laghetti, G.; Hammer, K. (2007). "The Corsican citron melon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. et Nakai subsp. lanatus var. citroides (Bailey) Mansf. ex Greb.) a traditional and neglected crop". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 54 (4): 913–916. doi:10.1007/s10722-007-9220-y. S2CID 37535961.

[5] Clovegarden - an International Food Site

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