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ACCESSIONPLANT NAMETAXONOMYORIGINGENEBANKIMAGEAVAILABILITYRECEIVEDSOURCE TYPESOURCE DATECOLLECTION SITECOORDINATESELEVATIONHABITATIMPROVEMENT LEVELNARRATIVE
0PI 560956pavi.Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Santa Cruz, BoliviaS9SEED1990COLLECTED06/12/198912km E of center of Santa Cruz on S side of road to Cotoca, Jardin Botanico de Santa Cruz, Andres Ibanez Province, Santa Cruz Dept.-17.76666667, -63.06666667375Cultivated materialFruit hard, dark purple, cylindrical, to 30cm long. Flesh orange, pleasant fragrance. Seeds numerous, purplish-brown. Cultivated on an arbor at the botanical garden. Said to be the variety grown by local farmers.1455928PI 560956
1PI 532433Calabasa melonaSicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, MexicoS9SEEDNot Available1988COLLECTED12/13/1985Roadside stand near sugar plantation and bridge over a small tributary of Rio Atoyac, 2.5km NE of Atoyac, Municipal Paso del Macho.18.93333333, -96.76666667500Wild materialFruit oblong, red with yellow flesh. Rind soft. To prepare peel, cut in slices, boil in sugar water.1427369PI 532433
2PI 518693Melon de los chinosSicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin BoliviaS9SEEDNot Available1988COLLECTED08/06/1985Market, La PazCultivated materialOriginally from Santa Cruz1413629PI 518693
3PI 458754M 27174Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin GuatemalaS9SEEDNot Available1981COLLECTED03/1981SololaFruit long, greenish. Seeds flat, 2.5cm long, 1.3cm wide, dark brown with a band around edge, tan, hairy within border. Received as Cucurbita sp.1353690PI 458754
4PI 458737TW 1080Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Argentina Historic1981COLLECTED10/17/1980Probably from Department Capital, Province of CorrientesSeeds from dried fruit in herbarium, may not be viable.1353673PI 458737
5PI 442394Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin MexicoS9SEEDNot Available1979COLLECTED10/31/1979Carretera 150, Parada de la Concha, Mende Amatlan de las Rey es, VeracruzFruits copper colored, sausage-shaped, 29cm long, 12cm diam. Local name Calabazona melona.1337330PI 442394
6PI 270460Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Ciudad de México, MexicoS9SEEDNot Available1960DONATED12/16/19601203446PI 270460
7PI 124677Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Mexico Historic1937COLLECTED1839245PI 124677
8PI 109872CajuaSicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Distrito Capital, Venezuela Historic1935COLLECTED01/23/1935Market at Caracas1801291PI 109872
9PI 98882No. 3772Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Martinique Historic1932COLLECTEDFort de France1785989PI 98882
10PI 92926No. 9194Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Guatemala, Guatemala Historic1931COLLECTED03/14/1931Market in Guatemala City1779677PI 92926
11PI 91302Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Society Islands, French Polynesia Historic1931COLLECTED1776099PI 91302
12PI 81596Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Cibao Norte, Dominican Republic Historic1929COLLECTED1496496PI 81596
13PI 80700MelocatonSicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Guatemala Historic1929COLLECTEDMonte Grande1821744527PI 80700
14PI 80701Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Sololá, Guatemala Historic1929COLLECTED1744528PI 80701
15PI 72986Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Oregon, United States Historic1927COLLECTEDGaston1496895PI 72986
16PI 43427'Melocoton'Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Suchitepéquez, Guatemala Historic1916COLLECTED09/23/19161608161PI 43427
17PI 43440Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Guatemala, Guatemala Historic1916COLLECTED10/07/19161608173PI 43440
18PI 41665No. 34Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Bahia, Brazil Historic1915COLLECTED1605961PI 41665
19PI 35136'Calabaza melon'Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Tamaulipas, Mexico Historic1913COLLECTED1515561PI 35136
20PI 28125Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Tamaulipas, Mexico Historic1910COLLECTED1517666PI 28125
21PI 27969Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Guatemala Historic1910COLLECTED1517613PI 27969
22PI 28012Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Peru Historic1910COLLECTED1593681PI 28012
23PI 11720Sicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago Historic1904COLLECTED1525871PI 11720
24Grif 14218Melocoto'nSicana odorifera (Vell.) Naudin GuatemalaS9SEED1981COLLECTEDPRE 03/1981Received from Mark Metzler. Collected by Michael Metzler in Guatemala.1019321Grif 14218