Yes, watermelon flowers do have sepals.
Watermelon flowers, like many other flowering plants, possess distinct floral structures, including sepals. These sepals are part of the calyx, the outermost whorl of the flower. In watermelons, there are typically five sepals.
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Sepals: Watermelon flowers generally have five sepals. These are small, leaf-like structures that enclose and protect the developing flower bud.
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Calyx: The calyx is composed of all the sepals of a flower.
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Function: The sepals protect the delicate petals and other floral parts before the flower blooms.
The watermelon flower also has a corolla consisting of five petals. The female flowers have an inferior ovary, while the male flowers feature three stamens. Melons develop from the female flower only after successful pollination by the male flower.
