Melancium campestre Naudin

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Melancium campestre Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    H. S. Irwin 18785 with H, Maxwell, D. C. Wasshausen, 18 Jan 1968

  • Location

    Brazil. Goiás. Cocalzinho de Goiás Mun. 20 km N. of Corumbá de Goiás on road to Niquelândia, in valley of Rio Corumbá. Serra dos Pirineus.

  • Habitat

    Wet sandy campo slope; on disturbed ground at roadside. Common at roadside.

  • Description

    Creeping, the stems to ca. 4m long. Corolla yellow. Fruit striped light and dark green. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1006655

    Occurrence ID: c1d76e59-80e5-4a69-9bdb-5496a1a18300

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Cucurbitales

  • Family

    Cucurbitaceae

  • All Determinations

    Melancium campestre Naudin det C. Jeffrey, 1974

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Goiás

  • County/Municipio

    Cocalzinho de Goiás Mun.

  • Locality

    20 km N. of Corumbá de Goiás on road to Niquelândia, in valley of Rio Corumbá. Serra dos Pirineus.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1150 m. (3773 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -15.75, -48.73

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    10000

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THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of the Planalto do Brasil
„ w	Serra dos Pirineus
No. 1878^
Melancium campestre Naud.
dup. det. 0. Jeffrey, 1974
'¿Oé
10
g Creeping on disturbed ground at roadsi.de,
the stems to ca* Urn long* Corolla yellow«
o Fruit striped light and dark green.^ Com~
0 mon at roadside* 20kin N,
Goiás on road to Niquelándia, Goias i
ley of ftio Co rumba. Wet sandy campo
ca. 1150 m* elevation*
H. S. Irwin, H. Maxwell,
D. C. Wasshausen
of Corumba de
in val-
slope,
18 January 1968
Field work conducted with the collaboration of the Universidades de Braaflia.I
Instituto Agronómico do Norte, and the Ministério da Agricultura. Supported in|
part by funds from the National Science Foundation.
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