Melothria dulcis Wunderlin

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Melothria dulcis Wunderlin

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 11501 with R. Callejas, D. P. Gomes Silva, R. Saraiva, E. C. Oliveira, A. J. B. Santos, 20 Mar 2002

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Manoel Urbano Mun. Rio Chandless (tributary of Rio Purus), right bank, "Ananaí".

  • Habitat

    Riverside vegetation.

  • Description

    vine. Vine 4m in tree, fruiting on long pendent branches, fruits slightly oblong, slightly white-streaked when immature, maturing orange and finally red. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 694669

    Occurrence ID: f26e4c09-8453-418b-b7d7-daeeb43f6c39

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Manoel Urbano Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Chandless (tributary of Rio Purus), right bank, "Ananaí".

  • Coordinates

    -8.83889, -69.2597

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    223192

  • Geodetic Datum

    SAD69

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 11501
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Brazil. Acre. Mun. Manoel Urbano: Rio Chandless
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9028’23.8"S--9°29’59"S, ca. 70o01,03.5"W--69°56,41"W.
Riverside vegetation.
Vine 4m in tree, fruiting on long pendent branches, fruits
slightly oblong, slightly white-streaked when immature,
maturing orange and finally red,
D.	C. Daly, R. Callejas, D. P. Gomes Silva, R. Saraiva,
E.	C. Oliveira & A. J. B. Santos	20 Mar 2002
Supported by the Tinker Foundation
ICN - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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