Schrader, H.A. in Ecklon, C.F. & Zeyher, C.L.P. (1836), Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis Extratropicae 2: 279 [tax. nov.]

Bailey, F.M. (1900), The Queensland Flora 2: 697 [secondary reference]

Black, J.M. (1909), Naturalised Flora of South Australia: 64 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 221 [secondary reference]

common name: Pie Melon [n/a]

Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 544, Fig. 237 [secondary reference]

common name: Bastard Melon [n/a] common name: Bitter Melon [n/a] common name: Wild Melon [n/a]

Domin, K. (1929), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 1188 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cucurbita citrullus L. legitimate

Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 806, Fig. 1133 [secondary reference]

common name: Wild Melon [n/a] common name: Bastard Melon [n/a] common name: Bitter Melon [n/a]

Eichler, Hj. (1965), Supplement to J.M.Black's Flora of South Australia (Second Edition, 1943-1957): 291 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 108 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus legitimate

Telford, I.R. & Marsden, C.R. in Jessop, J.P. (ed.) (1981), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of Central Australia: 231 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai legitimate

Telford, I.R.H. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1982), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of Australia 8: 173 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai legitimate

Stanley, T.D. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1986), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 2: 113 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai legitimate

Jobson, P.C. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1996), Cucurbitaceae. Flora of Victoria 3: 382 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2014), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

• APC Comment: Listed in synonymy of Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai var. lanatus by S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Pickard, Pl. N.S.W. (1981) and synonymy of Citrullus lanatus by various authors. Citrullus lanatus and Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus are now considered to have been misapplied to Citrullus amarus Schrad. in Australia.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Citrullus amarus Schrad. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1909), Naturalised Flora of South Australia: 64

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Citrullus amarus Schrad. legitimate by Black, J.M. (1929), Bignoniaceae - Compositae. Flora of South Australia 4: 544, Fig. 237

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Citrullus amarus Schrad. legitimate by Black, J.M. & Robertson, E.L. (1957), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 4: 806, Fig. 1133

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