Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.

• 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

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
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PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
Cucurbitaceae
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standi,
det. C. Jeffrey, 1987
Municipio de Mongao: Basin of the Rio Turiagu;
Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the
settlement of Urutawy.
Moist terra firme forest
Habit: cultivated vine of the swidden, small fruit var
Inventory voucher #CG153 (Fertile)
Use: small gourd used with beads as female ornament
n.v.: kawasura'i
W.L. Balée	13 May 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundat-i rm
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