SEMANGKA
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Semangka adalah salah satu spesies tumbuhan semusim dari famili Cucurbitaceae (suku labu-labuan). Tumbuhan ini berasal dari bioma beriklim tropis kering. Semangka juga dikenal dengan sebutan lain yaitu cimangko (Minahasa). Nama ilmiah Citrullus lanatus pertama kali dipublikasikan oleh botanis Carl Peter Thunberg pada tahun 1916.
Klasifikasi
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivisi: Spermatophyta
Divisi: Magnoliophyta
Kelas: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Cucurbitales
Genus: Citrullus
Spesies: Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Sinonim
Anguria citrullus Mill.
Citrullus anguria (Duchesne) H.Hara
Citrullus aquosus Schur
Citrullus battich Forssk.
Citrullus battich var. lanatus (Thunb.) H.Hara
Citrullus caffrorum Schrad.
Citrullus chodospermus Falc. & Dunal
Citrullus citrullus Small
Citrullus lanatus var. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa
Citrullus lanatus var. viridis (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. virgatus (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. variegatus (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. shami (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. rotundus (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. pumilus (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. pulcherrimus (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. oblongus (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. minor (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus var. caffrorum (Alef.) Fosberg
Citrullus lanatus var. albidus (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus lanatus subsp. vulgaris (Schrad.) Fursa
Citrullus lanatus f. nigroseminius (Chakrav.) Maheshw.
Citrullus mucosospermus var. senegalicus (Fursa) Fursa
Citrullus pasteca Sageret
Citrullus vulgaris var. caffrorum Alef.
Citrullus vulgaris var. depressus Alef.
Citrullus vulgaris var. ellipsoideus Alef.
Citrullus vulgaris var. erythrospermus Alef.
Citrullus vulgaris var. jacaeus Alef.
Nama Umum
Indonesia:
semangka, cimangko (Minahasa)
Inggris:
watermelon
Prancis:
pastèque
Malaysia:
tembikai, mendikai
PNG:
melon
Filipina:
pakwan, sandiya, dagita
Kamboja:
'öö'w llök
Laos:
môô, tèèng môô
Thailand:
taeng-mo, taeng-chin, matao
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Referensi
POWO (2024). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://powo.science.kew.org/."
IPNI (2024). "International Plant Names Index. Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries, and Australian National Herbarium"
USDA - NRCS (2024). "United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service", Plant Profile.
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