Citrullus rehmii

This article is about the Namib melon. For the Namib tsamma, which is another species of melon native to Namibia, see Citrullus ecirrhosus.

Citrullus rehmii, commonly known as the Namib melon,^[1] is a species of annual melon in the family Cucurbitaceae^[2] that is native to the Namib Desert, Namibia.^[3] It was described by Bernard de Winter in 1990.^[2] The species has a dark grey rind, with light brown-orange spots scattered throughout. It forms a vine with dark green leaves, and a light green stem. Flowers are a yellow color on the inside, and a white on the inside. They are non-edible, and are vastly different from other species of melon based on its general appearance.^[1] The species is quite hard to find in its natural range, but has been spotted on more than one occasion. It is somewhat used as an ornamental plant, and overlaps with the Namib tsamma (Citrullus ecirrhosus) in Namibia.^[3]

Citrullus rehmii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Cucurbitales
Family:	Cucurbitaceae
Genus:	Citrullus
Species:	C. rehmii
Binomial name
Citrullus rehmii De Winter