Acalypha mortoniana Lundell

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Acalypha mortoniana Lundell

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 755 with Rolando Cocon, Polo Romero, Gregory Shropshire, 14 Jun 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. El Pilar site.

  • Habitat

    Maya ruins. Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub/treelet to 2m; leaves broad, veined; flowers green. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1042178

    Occurrence ID: 1f7028a3-0da2-4aa5-85cd-a26228d53ad8

  • 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. 278

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acalypha mortoniana Lundell det M. H. Nee, 1997
    Note: ! D. E. Atha

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
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Cayo District. El Pilar site. 17°15'N, 89°08'W. Secondary
Forest. Maya rui ns.
Shrub/treelet to 2m; leaves broad, veined; flowers green.
n.v.: Mahava [Spanish}.
USE: Tiestuff/Material for weaving {bark strips}
Rosita Arvigo 755	June 14, 1993
with Rolando Cocon, Polo Romero, Gregory Shropshire
BOTANICAL
Garde**
Supported by the National Cancer Institute. U.S. AID, the Overbrook
Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the Rex Foundation
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