Tabernaemontana alba Mill.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Tabernaemontana alba Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 819 with Polo Romero, Arcelito Manzarero, Miguel Tzib, Michael Shuc, Teo Williams, 31 May 1994

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village.

  • Habitat

    Archeological Site. Common.

  • Description

    Tree to 4m with dbh 14cm and milky sap; leaves waxy; flower white, aromatic; fruit round, paired, green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87284

    Occurrence ID: 799e02c5-434a-4976-b3ea-10d672122e62

  • 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. 197

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tabernaemontana alba Mill. det D. E. Atha, 1995

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village

  • Coordinates

    17.25, -89.13

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TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY. NY
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
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17'
Common
Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio^ near Bui
15'N, 89°08'W. Archeological Site.
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Tree to 4m w/ dbh 14cm and milky sapj leaves waxy; flower
white, aromatic; fruit round, paired, green.
n.v.: Cojeton [Spanish].
USE: Helminthicide for beefworm {latex}. Apply white latex.
Medicament for sores {latex}. Apply latex on.
Rosita Arvigo 819	May 31, 1994
with Polo Romero, Arcelito Manzarero, Miguel Tzib,
Michael Shuc, Teo Williams
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID. the Overbrook
Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation
00087284