Botanically, the fruit belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae, gender: citrullus, and is related to the other members of the same family such as melon, pumpkin and squash that run as the vines on the soil surface . It is widely cultivated in many tropical countries, where it is one of the main commercial fruit crops.
Scientific name: Citrullus lanatus.
Watermelon originated from countries in southern Africa and from where it spread to the rest of the tropical and subtropical regions. After a couple of weeks of the seedling plant has many yellow flowers that may require bees for pollination.
Externally, the fruit characteristics of green or yellow smooth skin, deep outer thick vertical stripes of green or light gray in all its outer surface. Internally, the pulp is juicy, pink, red or yellow with numerous small black seeds embedded in the middle-third of the meat.
Watermelon has a neutral flavor and its flavor is described as simply fresh water (light sugar syrup). Its flesh is soft but crispy unlike soft, creamy texture melons.
Fruits watermelon varieties are grown world, offering the variation in size, shape and color of meat (red, orange and yellow).