Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Cucurbita moschata Duchesne

  • Collector(s)

    W. L. Balée 851 with Anne Gely, 08 Apr 1985

  • Location

    Brazil. Maranhão. Monção Mun. Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km of the settlement of Urutawy.

  • Habitat

    Moist terra firme forest.

  • Description

    Cultivated vine; bright yellow tuberlar flowers. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 195603

    Occurrence ID: 09d2cae4-9cdf-4316-8e18-ee7b5093a59b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cucurbita moschata Duchesne det C. Jeffrey, 1987
    Note: ! R. Lira, 1991-1995

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Maranhão

  • County/Municipio

    Monção Mun.

  • Locality

    Basin of the Rio Turiaçu; Ka'apor Indian Reserve; within 7 km 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

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00195603
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The New Yorlc Botanical Garden
Cucurbita moschata (Duch. ex Lam.) Duch.
ex Poir
det. C. Jeffrey, 1987
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BRAZIL— State of Maranhao
No. 851	Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbita moschata Duch.
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; bright yellow tuberlar flowers
Inventory voucher #CG55 (Fertile)
Use: edible fruit
n.v.: jurimü
W.L. Bal£e & Anne Gely	8 April 1985
Field work supported by Edward John Noble Foundation
Cucurbitaceae de Latìnoamérica
IBPGR/MEXU
Cucurbita motchata (Duch. ex Laih.) Duch.
ex Poir.
Det R. Lira 1991-1995
00195603