Melothria dulcis Wunderlin

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Melothria dulcis Wunderlin

  • Collector(s)

    D. C. Daly 9826 with D. G. Silva, L. Lima, A. R. S. Oliveira & C. Ehringhaus, 27 Mar 1998

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Assis Brasil Mun. Basin of Rio Purus, upper Rio Acre, left bank. Seringal Sao Francisco, Colônia Ipiranga.

  • Habitat

    Forest on relatively level terrain behind levee, flooded supra-annually. Canopy discontinuous in places, understory with high density of Heliconia and Marantaceae. Rare.

  • Description

    Vine, fruits globose, yellow, somewhat hollow, pulp around seeds sweet. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 694647

    Occurrence ID: f9220140-84a4-4ea9-89e7-d9f57637166d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Assis Brasil Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of Rio Purus, upper Rio Acre, left bank. Seringal Sao Francisco, Colônia Ipiranga.

  • Coordinates

    -10.9531, -69.6581

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ICN - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
Melothria dulcis Wunderlin
Det.: Lima, L.F.P.
Data: 11.03.2010 I lob
flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 9826
BOTANICAL
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Cucurbitaceae
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Assis Brasil: Basin of Rio Purus,
upper Rio Acre, left bank. Seringal Sao Francisco, Colonia
Ipiranga. ca. 10o57’ll"S, ca. 69°39’29"W. Forest on
relatively level terrain behind levee, flooded
supra-annually. Canopy discontinuous in places, under story
with high density of Heliconia and Marantaceae.
Vine, fruits globose, yellow, somewhat hollow, pulp
around seeds sweet. Rare.
D. C. Daly, D. G. Silva, L. Lima,
A. R. S. Oliveira & C. Ehringhaus
27 Mar 1998
Supported by the National Science Foundation
00694647