Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Acalypha arvensis Poepp.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1792 with R. Arvigo, Don Eligio Panti, G. Shropshire, 14 Nov 1987

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca 10km S of San Ignacio. Ix Chel Farm. Along Panti Trail.

  • Habitat

    At edges of fields, trails, and pastures. Not common.

  • Description

    Herb to 40cm.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86550

    Occurrence ID: cf78f612-ec4d-485e-8195-2eade2c8a109

  • 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. 213, 278, 294

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acalypha arvensis Poepp. det M. Y. Choi, 1996

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca 10km S of San Ignacio. Ix Chel Farm. Along Panti Trail

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

  • Distribution

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Acalypha aristata H.B.K.
(=Acalypha arvensis Poepp. & Endl.)
Det. D. Atha, 2006
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PLANTS OF BELIZE
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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00086550
REPORT ANY RE1DENTIFICATIOMOF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Genus: Pr iva i
Species: Iappulacea
Authori ty: (L.) Pers..
Family: Verbenaceae.
Det. By:	/ / .
Field Char.: Herb to 40cm. At edges of fields, trails,
pastures; not common.
Locality: Belize; Cayo District; ca 10km SW of San Ignacio;
Ix Chel Farm.
Geogr. Coord.: 17°06’ N X gO^O’ W.
Local Names: "Yierba del Cancer"(Spanish).
Med Uses: For internal cancers, drink HOT tea very slowly.
Hot compress for skin cancer (+ castor oil bath).
Tea (drink HOT) for general stomach ailments.
Wound powder (+ "tres puntas"), toast & grind.
Coll.: M.J.Balick, R.Arvigo, G.Shropshire.
No.: 1792. Coll. Date: 11/14/87.
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and ant¡AIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q65S0315-F.
Collected under contract to: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
The New York Botanical Garden.
00086550