Family Code: CUCURB Genus Code: CITRU Genus CN: watermelon Genus Authority: Schrad. Genus Summary: A genus of 5 species, annual or perennial herbaceous vines, of Africa, Mediterranean Europe, and w. Asia. Genus References: Dane & Lang (2004); Nesom in FNA (2015); Nesom (2011b)=Z; Schaefer & Renner in Kubitzki (2011). Key based on Nesom (2011b). Last Updated: 2019-11-29 Publish: 1