Tabernaemontana alba Mill.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Tabernaemontana alba Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 581 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, J. Oh & G. Shropshire, 12 Aug 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Toledo. San Pedro Colombia Road.

  • Habitat

    New growth. Occasional.

  • Description

    Tree to 5m with dbh 10cm; resin sticky, white; flowers yellow; fruits kidney shaped, green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87279

    Occurrence ID: b192009f-3bed-4cd8-8b41-ff46971ccdf5

  • 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

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tabernaemontana alba Mill. det B. F. Hansen, 1994

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Toledo

  • Locality

    San Pedro Colombia Road

  • Coordinates

    16.27, -88.95

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The lei York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
APOCYNACEAE
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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