Cucurbitaceae Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus

Watermelon

Cocopa - Food, Winter Use Food

Use documented by:
Gifford, E. W., 1933, The Cocopa, University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology 31:263-270, page 266

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Scientific name: Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus
USDA symbol: CILAL (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Watermelon
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Family (APG): Cucurbitaceae
Native American Tribe: Cocopa
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Winter Use Food
Notes: Ripe and green melons stored in pits and the green melons ripened in storage.

RECRD: 20692 id: 10066

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