Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

• 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

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

No botanical uses.

Cue urbi tacea« de Latinoamérica
IBPGR/MEXU
Cucurbita moschata (Duch. ex Lam.) Duch.
ex Poir.
Det R. Lira 1991-1995
PROGRAMA FLORA PROJETO FLORA AMAZÓNICA
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
CUCURB.
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÓNIA - MANAUS
BRAZIL: State of Amazonas
No. 12075 Cucúrbita moschata (Duch. ex Lam.) Duch.ex
Poir. det. C. Jeffrey, 1984
MUNICÌPIO DE TE FÉ: Tefé. Banks of Lago Tefé. Approx. 3°22'S., 64°42'W.
Sprawling herbaceous vine on weedy bank. Corolla
yellow-orange. Leaves green throughout, without
white markings. Escaped from cultivation.
N.v. !ljirimumn
Coll. T. Plowman, E. W. Davis, C. A. Cid,
I. L. Amaral, J. Lima & J. Guedes	2	Dec. 1982
Plants collected under the joint sponsorship ol the National Science Foundation Latin American collaborative
Drogram and the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, in collaboration with the In-
stituto Nacional de Pesquisas de Amazonia - Manaus.
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