• EPPO Code: CITLA
• Preferred name: Citrullus lanatus
• Authority: (Thunberg) Matsumura & Nakai

Native to the Mediterranean region (Southeast), Sudan, Ethiopia. Cultivated as a vegetable. Introduced in a few European countries, Central Asia (except Kirgizstan), Western Asia (Arabia to Pakistan), India, Bangladesh, Indochina (Vietnam, Laos), Malesia (Java), China, other parts of  Africa, USA, Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America (Northwest, Brazil to Argentina), Australia (except Tasmania), New Zealand.