Citrullus lanatus

Citrullus lanatus est planta familiae Curcubitacearum, cuius fructus edi potest. In Africa australi sponte crescit.

Semina varietatum silvaticarum et cultarum Citrulli lanati, ab hominibus millennio III a.ae.v. viventibus deposita, in spelunca Shungweni Africae Australis reperta sunt.Oliver Davies, "Excavations at Shongweni South Cave: the oldest evidence to date for cultigens in southern Africa" in Annals of the Natal Museum vol. 22 (1975) pp. 627-662 Semina huius fructus Europae antiquissima apud Crania in Graecia septentrionali, saeculo IX vel VIII a.ae.v. deposita, effossa sunt.Evi Margaritis, "Archaeobotanical investigations at the Geometric site of Krania, Southern Pieria in Macedonia, Greece" in Talanta vol. 38/39 (2006-2007) pp. 123-132

In libris antiquis etiam pepo vel pepon appellatur, a voce Graeca πέπων, qua significatur "fructus quilibet a sole excoctus, et ad maturitatem perductus". Confer Cucurbitam peponem, nomen recentius speciei Mundi novi.

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 Bibliographia 
 A. C. Andrews, "Melons and watermelons in the classical period" in Osiris vol. 12 (1956) pp. 368-375

 Jules Janick, Harry S. Paris, David C. Parrish, "The Cucurbits of Mediterranean Antiquity: Identification of Taxa from Ancient Images and Descriptions" in Annals of Botany vol. 100 (2007) pp. 1441-1457
 Harry S. Paris, Marie-Christine Daunay, Jules Janick, "The Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae illustrated in medieval manuscripts known as the Tacuinum Sanitatis" in Annals of Botany vol. 103 (2009) pp. 1187–1205

 Nexus externi 
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Categoria:Cucurbitaceae
Categoria:Fructus
Categoria:Taxa Matsumura
Categoria:Fruges Africae australis
Categoria:Species plantarum