Acalypha setosa A.Rich.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Acalypha setosa A.Rich.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1791 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.

  • Description

    Herb to 30cm.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86556

    Occurrence ID: 66a63ec1-15f4-4710-aa01-06945130725f

  • 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, 279, 294

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acalypha setosa A.Rich. det M. H. Nee, 1996
    Note: A. arvensis Poep.,, Huft,88

  • 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

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REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHES
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY NY
The New York Botanical Garden
Acalypha setosa A. Rich.
Det. D. Atha, 2006
The New York Botanical Garden
Soi&nmn
det. M. Nee, 1995
The New York Botani ca1 Garden
r , INSTITUTE of economic botany
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
Acalypha arvensis Poep	EUPHORBIACEAE
det. M.J. Balick, 1987
Cayo District. Ca 10km S of San Ignacio Ix Chel Farm
trai?s and &s17°°6% 89°00V At ¿f fc.
Herb to 30cm.
n.v.: Yerba del Cancer (macho-male) [Spanish]
USE: Vulnerary {one whole plant}. As powder with "tres puntas”
Medicament for skin cancer (one whole nlanH Ashot
Medicament for stomach ailments (one wKole ¿iant) hot
NCI Sample codes: whole plant (Q65S-0314 C) P	lnfusion
Michael J. Balick 1791	Novpmhpr ia iqr7
with R. Arvigo, Eligio Panti, G. Sh*shire'
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute
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