Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon
As recorded: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cucurbitales › Cucurbitaceae
- Collected by
- Luomala, K.
- Collector number
- 20
- Date
- January 4, 1950
- Locality
- Paa hotel garden
- Island
- Canton (=Kanton)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Identified by
- Neal, M.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 4, 1950, Luomala, K. also collected 11 other specimens.
Citrullus lanatus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,545 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Hochkreuz, Bad Godesberg, 53175 Bonn, Deutschland
(c) Martina Mo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
中国 天津市津南区 辛庄
(c) ignis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Blok 34, Beograd, Serbia
(c) Jacques Turner-Moss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Put Bunara, Vir, Zadar, HR
(c) Dijana Dubrović, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
55042 Forte dei Marmi, Province of Lucca, Italy
(c) Giacomo Navari, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-12
Hřivčice 3, 440 01 Peruc-Louny 1, Česko
(c) Ondřej Křivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Citrullus lanatus. BISH 140054. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182224. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/140054.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956182224 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026