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'''Citrullus lanatus''' is an annual plant, producing stems up to 4 metres long. These stems climb with the help of tendrils or, more frequently, trailing along the ground.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Intestinal inflammation}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|Renal stones}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|stemLeaves}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootSeeds}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Annual}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Water melon is a plant of the drier tropics, though it can be cultivated from the moist tropics to the warm temperate zones.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|A weed of roadsides}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Open ground in desert areas}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<ref name="Leaf">["Morphology"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Citrullus+lanatus Cultivation"]</ref><ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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