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COL000211368 - Crescentia cujete L. - Bignoniaceae

General information

Bar codeCOL000211368
Catalog number232675
Collector White, S.
Collector number487
Collection dateMay 8, 1977
ObservationsObserv. Campo : Tree-cult.4 m.tall.Calabash tree.totumo,knobby stemm,calbazo.Lvs spatulate,glabrous in clumps of threes from stem.Fruits large heavy cannoballs,green,full of many tiny seeds y smells of cleaning soln.or medicines.Halves of fruit used to carry water.Grazed area in foothills in a very dry tropical forest zone only a few large trees remaining.Rainfall 500-1000 mm.year,mainly june to november. Observ. Generales:
Update dateMarch 17, 2009

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantae
PhylumMagnoliophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusCrescentia
Specific epithetcujete
AuthorL.
DeterminerWhite, S.

Geographic information

CountryCOLOMBIA
DepartmentMAGDALENA
CountySANTA MARTA
LocalityMagdalena: Finca Santa Teresa, 13 km. SE of Santa Marta.
Minimum height200.0 m
Maximum height200.0 m
Georeferenced latitude11° 13' 10" N
Georeferenced longitude74° 8' 10" W
Geodesic datumWGS84
Georeference level of precision3
Precision of the georeferenced coordinates95590.0000000000
Source of georeferencing 1 Mapa
Source of georeferencing 2 Plancha 20
Georeferencing protocolMétodo radio-punto; CHAPMAN A.D. and J. Wieczorek (eds). 2006. Guide to Best Practices in Georeferencing. Global biodiversity Information Facility. Copenhaguen. 80 p.; SUA, S., MATEUS, R.D. y VARGAS, J.C. 2004. Georreferenciación de registros biológicos y gacetero digital de localidades. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Bogotá D.C. P. 22.

Attributes

HabitÁrbol
HabitatBosque seco
Cambios en la determinación