Citrullus ecirrhosus
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Full name: | Citrullus ecirrhosus Cogn. |
| Location: | C28, Namib Desert (2215CC) |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Namib tsamma, Woestyntsamma, Bitter appel |
| English common name(s): | Namib tsamma, Tsamma melon, Bitter apple |
| Synonym(s): | - |
| Status: | Near-endemic |
| Description: | 3 m, Namib Tsamma is a South African annual creeping to climbing vine with large, ornamental fruits (non-edible). |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Photographer: | AA Dreyer |
| Date of photograph: | 19 Sep 2013 |
| Camera make: | Panasonic |
| Camera model: | DMC-FZ45 |
| Lens aperture: | f/4.0 |
| Shutter speed: | 1/1000 s |
| ISO speed: | 100 |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
