What is Watermelon?
{{For|the song by Harry Styles|Watermelon Sugar}} {{Speciesbox | name = Watermelon | image = Taiwan 2009 Tainan City Organic Farm Watermelon FRD 7962.jpg | image_caption = '''Watermelon''' | image2 = Watermelon cross BNC.jpg | image2_caption = '''Watermelon cross section''' | genus = Citrullus | species = lanatus | authority = ([[Carl Peter Thunberg|Thunb]].) [[Jinzō Matsumura|Matsum.]] & [[Takenoshin Nakai|Nakai]] | range_map = | range_map_caption = | synonyms = {{Collapsible list | {{Plainlist | style = margin-left: 1em; text-indent: -1em; | *''Anguria citrullus'' <small>Mill.</small> *''Citrullus amarus'' <small>Schrad.</small> *''Citrullus anguria'' <small>(Duchesne) H.Hara</small> *''Citrullus aquosus'' <small>Schur</small> *''Citrullus battich'' <small>Forssk.</small> *''Citrullus caffer'' <small>Schrad.</small> *''Citrullus caffrorum'' <small>Schrad.</small> *''Citrullus chodospermus'' <small>Falc. & Dunal</small> *''Citrullus citrullus'' <small>H.Karst.</small> *''Citrullus citrullus'' <small>Small</small> *''Citrullus edulis'' <small>Spach</small> *''Citrullus edulis'' <small>Pangalo</small> nom. illeg. *''Citrullus mucosospermus'' <small>(Fursa) Fursa</small> *''Citrullus pasteca'' <small>Sageret</small> *''Citrullus vulgaris'' <small>Schrad.</small> *''Colocynthis amarissima'' <small>Schrad.</small> nom. inval. *''Colocynthis amarissima'' <small>Schltdl.</small> *''Colocynthis citrullus'' <small>(L.) Kuntze</small> *''Colocynthis citrullus'' <small>Fritsch</small> *''Cucumis amarissimus'' <small>Schrad.</small> *''Cucumis citrullus'' <small>(L.) Ser.</small> *''Cucumis dissectus'' <small>Decne.</small> *''Cucumis edulis'' <small>Steud.</small> nom. inval. *''Cucumis laciniosus'' <small>Eckl. ex Steud.</small> *''Cucumis laciniosus'' <small>Eckl. ex Schrad.</small> *''Cucumis vulgaris'' <small>(Schrad.) E.H.L.Krause</small> *''Cucurbita anguria'' <small>Duchesne</small> *''Cucurbita caffra'' <small>Eckl. & Zeyh.</small> *''Cucurbita citrullus'' <small>L.</small> *''Cucurbita gigantea'' <small>Sa