Aspidosperma cruentum Woodson

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Aspidosperma cruentum Woodson

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 489 with Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Neopolo Romero, Gregory Shropshire & J. Woodward, 12 May 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Orange Walk. 3.6km S of Program For Belize Camp.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Tree to 7m with dbh 20cm and red, sticky inner sap; leaves waxy; pods tear shaped.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87134

    Occurrence ID: 42540ede-4298-458e-8c95-f48303d2686c

  • 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. 188, 189, 240

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Orange Walk

  • Locality

    3.6km S of Program For Belize Camp

  • Coordinates

    17.75, -89.15

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Tree to 7m with dbh 20c® and red, sticky inner
sap; leaves waxy; pods tear shaped.
Q.v.: Milady [English].
USE: Eleient for house post !trunk!
Antifungal for thrush (bark), Rinse lith decoction
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Rosita Arvigo 489	May 12, 1991
with Pablo Cocon, Rolando Cocom, Neopolo Ronero,
Gregory Shropshire, and J. Woodland
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