Citrullus vulgaris information from NPGS/GRIN

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Taxon: Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.

Synonym of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus

Genus: Citrullus
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Nomen number: 10677
Place of publication: Enum. pl. afric. austral. 2:279. 1836 (Schrader, Linnaea 12:412. 1838)
Name verified on: 21-Apr-1993 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 11-Feb-2007
No species priority site assigned.

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME. (previously associated with 595 accessions)

Economic importance:

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References:

Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. (Mansf Ency) [= C. Lanatus subsp. vulgaris (Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.) Fursa].
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. (Food Feed Crops US)

More:

Search AGRICOLA article citation database for citations referencing Citrullus vulgaris.

Search NCBI's Entrez search engine for PubMed citations referencing Citrullus vulgaris.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

Check other databases for Citrullus vulgaris Schrad. ex Eckl. & Zeyh.:

ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
Note: Defaults to a search by genus or species epithet if species binomial not found.

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Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?10677 (22 November 2009)

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