Anthurium schlechtendalii Kunth

  • Filed As

    Araceae
    Anthurium schlechtendalii Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1794 with R. Arvigo, A. Cuc, Don Eligio Panti, G. Shropshire, E. Xix, 14 Nov 1987

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca 10km S of San Ignacio. Ix Chel Farm. Along Panti Trail.

  • Habitat

    On floor or outcrops. Primary forest. Common.

  • Description

    Aroid to 50cm; bracts purple; spadix greenish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85674

    Occurrence ID: a5082dca-69f2-4f70-afac-b0dd14984f64

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 114

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca 10km S of San Ignacio. Ix Chel Farm. Along Panti Trail

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

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PLANTS OF BELIZE
REPORT ANY REIDENTiFICATiON OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Genus: Anthur i um S&h I e-clife w cl a (/ * Kffc
Spec i es:	T. ?8
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Family: Araceae.
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Field Char.: Aroid to 50cm with purple bracts and greenish
spadix. Common in 1* forest on floor or outcrops.
Locality: Belize; Cayo District; ca 10km SW of San Ignacio;
Ix Che I Farm; along Panti Trail.
Geogr. Coord.: 17°06’ N X 89^00’ W.
Local Names: "Pheasant’s Trai I’’(Engl ish),
’’Cola de Faisan"(Spanish), ”Xiv-yak-tun-ich"(Maya).
Med Uses: Strong bath for arthritis, rheumatism.
Strong bath for paralysis.
Coll.: M.J.Balick, R.Arvigo, G.Shropshire, A.Cue, E.Xix.
No.: 1794. Coll. Date: 11/14/87.
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q65S0317-H,
Collected under contract to: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
The New York Botanical Garden.
00085674