Talk:Citrullus
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Etymology[edit]
What is the etymology of "Citrullus" and does it have anything to do with "Citrus"? Badagnani (talk) 03:33, 15 December 2009 (UTC)
run that by me again?[edit]
- Citrullus is a genus of seven species of desert vines, among which Citrullus lanatus (the watermelon) is an important crop. Recent molecular data, including sequences from the original collection of Citrullus lanatus, made by C. P. Thunberg in 1773, show that this plant is not a watermelon, but instead a bitter melon, as implied by Thunberg's original description of the species (Chomicki and Renner, 2014).
Does this mean that what Thunberg collected and called lanatus is not what is now called lanatus (watermelon)? If so, it could be said more clearly; "this plant" is very ambiguous. —Tamfang (talk) 02:55, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
Thunberg Non Sequitur[edit]
The first paragraph under Taxonaomy begins by stating that C. P. Thunberg, who has not been previously mentioned in the article, made a mistake. Has a section of text been clumsily removed from this article? --RJBowman (talk) 17:23, 19 July 2022 (UTC)