Momordica charantia L.

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Momordica charantia L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. R. Hunt 6162 with J.F. Ramos, 23 Jun 1966

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Piranhas Mun. Caiaponia-Aragarcas road, 2 km. S.E. of Piranhas.

  • Habitat

    Weedy roadside vegetation.

  • Description

    Vine, fls. yellow. Ripe fr. orange, seeds red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1006603

    Occurrence ID: 41cf4bc8-96f7-437d-837b-4f62490fda46

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Momordica charantia L.
    Note: ! M. Nee, 1985

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Piranhas Mun.

  • Locality

    Caiaponia-Aragarcas road, 2 km. S.E. of Piranhas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 600 - 1000 m. (1969 - 3281 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.4269, -51.8219

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    38194

  • Georeferencing Method

    Other source. The coordinates represent the seat of the municipio.

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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Momordica charantia L .
det. M. Nee, 1985
G-oiaz: Caiaponia-Aragargas road*
2 km. S.E. of Piranhas. Weedy road-
side vegetation. Vine, fls. yellow.
Ripe fr. orange, seeds red.
D. R. Hunt 6l62
23.6.1966
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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EX HERBARIO KEWENSI
N.Y. Sandwith Bequest Collection
CENTRAL BRAZILIAN PLATEAU
States of Goids and Mato Grosso
Approximate elevation 600-1000 m.s.m.
Coll. David R. Hunt & José Ferreira Ramos No.
Field excursion to the Serra do Roncador with the Royal Society/Royal Geogranhical
Society Reconnaissance Expedition to Mid-West Brazil, 1966, with tbcooSSSSfrf
the New York Botamcal Garden, the Institute Central de Biologia of the uSve^itv
of Brasilia, and the FundacSo Brasil Central, May-June, 1966.	university
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