Citrullus lanatus 'Citron Melon' (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai

Filed As

Cucurbitaceae
Citrullus lanatus 'Citron Melon' (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai
Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 14015 with & Tom Andres, 11 Sep 2013
Location

United States of America. New York. Suffolk Co. 6.8 air km NNW of Riverhead town center, Long Island Horticultural Research Laboratory.
Habitat

Field planted with row crops.
Description

Vine. The seeds from which this plant grown were collected in Bolivia in 2012 by Tom Andres, who says it is inedible until cooked. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.
Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY. Photo of fruit
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 02319015

Occurrence ID: c47f9b6a-da8f-44f0-88ca-b07e6c215e30
Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 02758984, D. E. Atha 14015, Citrullus lanatus 'Citron Melon' (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai - Accepted : Cucurbitaceae (306.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Cucurbitales
Family

Cucurbitaceae
All Determinations

Citrullus lanatus 'Citron Melon' (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai det T. C. Andres, 2013

Region

North America
Country

United States of America
State/Province

New York
County/Municipio

Suffolk Co.
Locality

6.8 air km NNW of Riverhead town center, Long Island Horticultural Research Laboratory
Elevation

Alt. 29 m. (95 ft.)
Coordinates

40.9582, -72.7122
Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

50
Georeferencing Method

GPS. 40.958204N, 72.712226W (±50m), ca 29m elev
Geodetic Datum

WGS84
Distribution

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