Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. -
Collector(s)
M. J. Balick 2173 with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, A. Ramcharan, G. Ramcharan & G. Shropshire, 15 Nov 1989
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Location
Belize. Corozal. 2mi N of Calcutta on Xaibe Road.
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Habitat
Secondary forest. Common.
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Description
Shrub to 3m with dbh 4cm; stems with milky latex; fruits green.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00087281
Occurrence ID: 650696ef-100c-463b-9df6-c9270d751375
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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. 197, 489 -
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. det A. J. M. Leeuwenberg, 1991
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Corozal
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Locality
2mi N of Calcutta on Xaibe Road
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Elevation
Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)
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Coordinates
18.37, -88.42
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Barden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project Tnlo-ernatMSA'/**# alba M't//. APOCYNACEAE - d<i- fijr.H. tf 9f Corozal District. 2mi N of Calcutta on Xaibe Road. 18°22’N, 88°25’W. OOOlOm. Secondary forest. Common. Shrub to 3m with dbh ¿tcm; stems with milky latex; fruits green. n.v.: Doq Balls [English!. USE: Extractor for beef and screw wora (latex fro« leaves} Hix with tobacco and place on sores "to qet the® out of flesh" Michael J. Balick 2173 November 15, 1989 with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom> R. Cocom» A. Ramcharan, G. Ramcharan, and G. Shropshire Supported by the National Cancer Institute? the U.S. Aqency for International Developsent» and the Metropolitan Life Foundation BOTANICAL RDE'"4.___^REPORT ANY TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY NEW YORK BOTANjCAL QARDEN 00087281 00087281
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Tabernaemontana alba Mill.