Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

  • Collector(s)

    T. C. Plowman 12079, 02 Dec 1982

  • Location

    Brazil. Amazonas. Tefé Mun. Banks of Lago Tefé.

  • Description

    Small vine on open sandy shore; flowers yellow. Escaped from cultivation.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01038689

    Occurrence ID: d8d0ec1b-8653-49ca-b85a-375b839e2b0a

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Tefé Mun.

  • Locality

    Banks of Lago Tefé

  • Coordinates

    -3.44917, -64.8793

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    34711.4

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Georeferenced to the land adjacent to the geographic center of Lago Tefé in Amazonas, BR. Using Google Maps - Satellite View, located Lago Tefé. Used Canadensys Lat/Long Crosshairs to find the coordinates of the approximate geographic center of the lake, on the adjacent land on the east side of the lake. Used Distance Measurement Tool (Google Maps) to find linear extent by measuring from the selected coordinates to the farthest extent of Lago Tefé. Used linear extent as uncertainty radius.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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