Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum.

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 803 with B. G. Ribeiro, 12 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Cultivated vine. Yellow flowers. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Edible fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1145737

    Occurrence ID: f8d07b9a-2819-4723-92a5-aa43eec151ec

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy

  • Coordinates

    -3.16603, -45.9381

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    24337

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Located Urutawy, 19km E of Post Guajá within Alto Turiaçu Reserve (Forline, 1997). Linear extent roughly found as halved dist. betwn coordinates + Ze Doca (nearby villages difficult to find). Offset info (7km) entered into MaNIS Georef Calc to find uncert

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of MaranhSo
No. 803	Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum.
& Nakai det. C. Jeffrey, 1987
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the of
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: cultivated vine (watermelon)
Inventory voucher #CG19 (Fertile—yellow flowers)
Use: edible fruit
n.v.: waraxi te
W.L. Bal£e & B.G. Ribeiro	12 Feb. 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
01145737