Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. -
Collector(s)
R. Arvigo 581 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, J. Oh & G. Shropshire, 12 Aug 1991
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Location
Belize. Toledo. San Pedro Colombia Road.
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Habitat
New growth. Occasional.
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Description
Tree to 5m with dbh 10cm; resin sticky, white; flowers yellow; fruits kidney shaped, green.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 87279
Occurrence ID: b192009f-3bed-4cd8-8b41-ff46971ccdf5
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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. 196 -
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. det B. F. Hansen, 1994
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Toledo
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Locality
San Pedro Colombia Road
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Coordinates
16.27, -88.95
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Distribution
The lei York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project APOCYNACEAE i-P vy Toledo District. San Pedro Colombia Road. 16°16'N, 88°57'W. New growth. Occasional. Tree to 5m with dbh 10cm(* resin sticky, white; flowers yellow; fruits kidney shaped, green. n.v.: Ton-siiin ("horse balls") [Raya (iekchi)]. USE: Cheiing Gni {pen frnitsl. Decoction of green fruits to extract a cnewina m ICI Saiple codes: 581 1?IQ55S-179H); 581b iood(-1802-V); 581c bk(-1803-I); 581d rt(-180H); 581e fruit{-1805-Y) Rosita Arvigo 581 August 12, 1991 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, J. Oh, and G. Shropshire REPORT ANY REIDENTIFiCATION OF THIS VOUCHER TO TMR !M^T'T!JTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY Supported by the Vational Cancer Institute, the U.S. 1ID, the Metropolitan Life Foundation, the Overbrook Foundation, and the Rex Foundation 00087279
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Tabernaemontana alba Mill.