Tabernaemontana alba Mill.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Tabernaemontana alba Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    W. Warrior 113, 11 Aug 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air), between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel).

  • Description

    Latex sticky, white; flowers with five petals, yellow. Leaves alternate.

  • Specimen Notes

    duplicates sent to: CICY, MEXU, MO, US, EAP, W

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 840009

    Occurrence ID: efdea80b-e213-4477-81d8-a001559c7e90

  • Local Name

    horseballs

  • Language
    English
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tabernaemontana alba Mill. det M. H. Nee, 1997

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air), between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel)

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana alba Mill,
det. M. Nee, 1997
Belize. Cayo District. SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air),
between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road
and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel).
17°6'N, 89°4'W
Latex sticky, white; flowers with five petals, yellow. Leaves
alternate.
N.V. horseballs [English]
11 Aug 1993
W. Warrior 113
National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Agency for International
Development
NYdb
00840009