Preferred Scientific Name
- Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum & Nakai
Preferred Common Name
- watermelon
Other Scientific Names
- Citrullus citrullus (L.) Karst.
- Citrullus edulis Spach.
- Citrullus vulgaris
- Colocynthis citrullus (L.) O.Kuntze/Fritsch
- Cucubertia citrullus L.
International Common Names
- English: common watermelon; cultivated watermelon
- Spanish: melon de agua; patilla; sandia
- French: melon d'eau; pasteque; pastèque
- Russian: arbuz
- Arabic: battikh; betteakh
- Chinese: shi yong xi gua; xi gua
- Portuguese: melancia
Local Common Names
- Cyprus: karpouzia
- Denmark: vandmelon
- Finland: arpuusi; vesimeloni
- Germany: Wassemelone; Wassermelone
- Greece: karpusi
- Italy: anguria; cocomero; melone d'acqua
- Japan: suika
- Korea, Republic of: su bak
- Malaysia/Peninsular Malaysia: mendikai; tembikai
- Netherlands: vandmelon; watermeloen
- Poland: arbuz
- South Africa: waatlemoen
- Sweden: vattenmelon
- Thailand: matao; taeng chin; taeng moh
- Turkey: karpuz
EPPO code
- CITLA (Citrullus lanatus)