Melancium campestre Naudin

  • Filed As

    Cucurbitaceae
    Melancium campestre Naudin

  • Collector(s)

    G. Eiten 1768 with L.T. Eiten, 24 Mar 1960

  • Location

    Brazil. São Paulo. Mogi Guaçú Mun. "Campos das Sete Lagôas". Fazenda Campininha, just north of Rio Moji-Guaçu. 10km NNE of Padua Sales. (About 27km NW of city of Moji-Mirim).

  • Habitat

    General vegetation: campo cerrado on upland (or occasionally forest). Open marsh or dense secondary forest along streams. This habitat: cut-over & burned campo cerrado, ground ploughed for planting of Pinus. Ground vegetation returning, grasses, herbs, & small shrubs. Soil poor, reddish-brown fine sand with a little clay.

  • Description

    Vine creeping over 1-2yr old manmade earth ridge. [See label for additional information.]. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 626626

    Occurrence ID: eb3ae1c0-4cc8-49a9-bd58-999a2dc13f92

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    São Paulo

  • County/Municipio

    Mogi Guaçú Mun.

  • Locality

    "Campos das Sete Lagôas". Fazenda Campininha, just north of Rio Moji-Guaçu. 10km NNE of Padua Sales. (About 27km NW of city of Moji-Mirim).

  • Elevation

    Alt. 650 m. (2133 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -22.242, -47.142

  • Distribution

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Det. Vera L. Gomes-Klein, 1998
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Melancium campestre Naud.
(det. J. J.Wurdack, 1961)
Municipio de Moji-Guagu: “Campos das Sete Lagoas”. Fazenda
Campininha, just north of Rio Moji-Guagu. 10 km. T'TTJE of
PADUA SALES. 22°11-18’S 47°7-10’W. (About 27 km. NW of city
of MOJI-MIRIM.) Alt. **-650 m.
General vegetation: campo cerrado on upland (or occasionally
forest). Open marsh or dense secondary forest along streams.
This habitat: cut-over & burned campo cerrado, ground ploughed
for planting of Pinus. Ground vegetation returning, grasses, herbs,
& small shrubs. Soil poor, reddish-brown fine sand with a little clay.
Vine creeping over 1-2 yr.old manmade earth
ridge. Frt. spherical, smooth, green, up to
10 cm, diam.
;hick, hard.
Outer husk to fhore than 1
Pulp yellowish with white
March 1960
George Eiten, no. 17oo
& Liene T. Eiten
cm.
seeds.
Distributed by the Instituto de Botànica, S&o Paulo
FLORA OF BRAZIL
STATE OF SAO PAULO
00626626