Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. -
Collector(s)
M. J. Balick 2663 with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shrophsire, 22 May 1990
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Location
Belize. Stann Creek. Cockscomb Basin, Jaguar Preserve, 10km W of Maya Center, off Southern Highway.
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Habitat
Secondary forest.
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Description
Tree to 8m with white flowers.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 87273
Occurrence ID: 36bd6d1b-e1c3-432d-b4aa-2423c417b0a1
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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, 1993
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Stann Creek
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Locality
Cockscomb Basin, Jaguar Preserve, 10km W of Maya Center, off Southern Highway
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Elevation
Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)
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Coordinates
16.75, -88.58
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Distribution
The Me« York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project _ . , , APOCYNACEAE Tdbcr r*Ae*v\en4ii»v^ aIo* /At 11. - dc-^ kcuwe^Wr^ Stann Creek District. Cockscomb Basin, Jaguar Preserve, 10km W of Mava Center, off Southern Highway. 16°45*N, 88°35'W. 00400m. Secondary Forest. Tree to 8m with white flowers. DBH: lO.Oci. n.v.: Chaklikin [Raya], USE: Redicaaent for carbuncle, cyst Heaves, latex}. Bathe v If decoction. Also, warn young If » latex as poultice Heliinthicide for beefnorn ilatexj. Apply » tobacco Michael J. Balick 2663 May 22, 1990 with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson, and G. Shropshire ‘PORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER Li TO THE INSTITUTEOF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY ’ 00087273
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Tabernaemontana alba Mill.