Citrullus Schrad.

2 species naturalized Aust.; all states and territories except Tas.

*Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakailanatus

Annual, trailing herb. Leaves palmate- or pinnate-lobed with up to 9 lobes, hairy. Corolla 1–2 cm long, yellow. Fruit globular, up to 30 cm diam., mottled green or yellowish. Cumberland Plain. Drier situations. Introd. from Asia. Bitter Melon