Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

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Records of this taxon from Caprivi are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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No No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
93735023 Apr 1994GL Maggs
L Guarino
GL Maggs
1046
WIND
Caprivi: East Caprivi: (Site 6) 13,5 km from the turn-off to Lianshulu (D3511) from the main tarred road between Katima- Kongola (B8).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C4 980Creeper; Notes: Prostrate, annual creeper. Great variation in leaves from deeply lobed to almost unlobed. Petals golden yellow. Fruits vary from pale green to dark green banded. Flesh pale green, not bitter but somewhat mealy. Sikululu (Lozi) is flesh made into porridge by local people. Seeds dispersed by elephants. Growing in mulapo grassland on road verge. Soil pH 8.-17.92028023.3375005
92242005 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed roadside vergeC8 about 82 km West of Katima Mulilo
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D3 963-17.85523023.6407407
92220005 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed roadside vergeC8 about 60 km West of Katima Mulilo
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D4 952-17.76140023.8252407
91970004 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed area next to roadC49 to Linyanthi / Chichimane
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C3 935-17.92248024.1487707
91527231 Jan 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
On riverbankChobe Camp, Ngoma
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3 927Hairy leaves, fruit smooth and striped-17.89840024.7290207
92394006 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Roadside vergeC49 South of Mudumu National Park
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B1 947-18.21748023.5381807
92083004 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Roadside vergeC49 to Linyanthi / Chichimane
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B2 933-18.15148023.9276007
92020004 Feb 2018BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten
Disturbed area next to roadC49 to Linyanthi / Chichimane
51
0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1824A1 937-18.03300024.0451607

Total records found: 8



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Cultivated plants: Species information: Records of Citrullus lanatus.
https://www.capriviflora.com/cult/species-display.php?species_id=157250, retrieved 24 November 2024

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