Selenicereus

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Selenicereus

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1927 with R. Arvigo, G. Shropshire, G. Cragg & E. Carlton, 15 Jun 1988

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Chaa Creek Farm, ca. 10 km SW of San Ignacio.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Parasitic plants covered with thorns. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 190989

    Occurrence ID: 7851cbed-922d-46ce-9010-e0b2f4d24e2d

  • 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. 248

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Cactaceae

  • All Determinations

    Selenicereus det M. J. Balick, July 2003

    Cactaceae
    Note: no specialist-accept det JWS

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Chaa Creek Farm, ca. 10 km SW of San Ignacio

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

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The Ne» York Botanical Barden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Medicinal Flora of Belize Project
CACTACEAE
Mun. Cayo. Chaa Creek Farm, ca. 10 km SW of San
Ignacio. 17°06’N, 89°00,W. Secondary forest.
Parasite.
Plant covered with thorns
n.v.ï Pitahâya [Spanish]
USE: Cosestible (fruit)
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M. J. Balick 1927
with R. Arvigo» G. Shropshire
June 15 ;
G. Cragg & E
1988
Carlton
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BOTANICAL
fieldwork
torted by the National Cancer Institute and the
.S. ftgency for International Developaent
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