| Tumamoca macdougalii | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
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Apparently Secure (NatureServe) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Cucurbitales |
| Family: | Cucurbitaceae |
| Genus: | Tumamoca |
| Species: | T. macdougalii |
| Binomial name | |
| Tumamoca macdougalii Rose |
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Tumamoca macdougalii Rose is a member of the Cucurbitaceae or gourd family. Also called the Tumamoc globeberry, it is native to a very narrow area of the Sonoran Desert, and is found in both Sonora, Mexico and Arizona.
The Seri and Tohono O'odham use it as a food source.[1][2]
It is one of two species in genus Tumamoca.[3]