Cucumis anguria L.

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Cucumis anguria L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 895 with Anne Gely, 19 Apr 1985

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Cultivated vine.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1145738

    Occurrence ID: 550b647e-6cfb-4a23-8bd7-7123e12b18a9

  • Local Name

    waraxirã

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cucumis anguria L. det C. Jeffrey, 1987

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monçao Mun.

  • Locality

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

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

    No botanical uses.

THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 895	Cucurbitaceae
Cucumis anguria L.
det. C. Jeffrey, 1987
Municipio de Mong3o: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka’apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: cultivated vine in house garden
Inventory voucher #CG98 (Fertile)
Use: edible fruit
n.v.: waraxira
W.L. Bal£e & Anne Gely	19 April 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
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