Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
-
Filed As
Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. -
Collector(s)
M. J. Balick 2114 with Rosita Arvigo, Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Andrew Ramcharan, Gregory Shropshire, 13 Aug 1989
-
Location
Belize. Corozal. Ca 10km S of Corozal on N Highway. Ranchito. Near Calcutta, Andrew Ramcharan's house.
-
Description
Shrub to 1m; flowers reportedly white; fruits green.
-
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 87271
Occurrence ID: a1233c13-6086-4a36-972a-12fa2adfe651
-
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 -
Feedback
-
Kingdom
Plantae
-
Division
Magnoliophyta
-
Order
Gentianales
-
Family
Apocynaceae
-
All Determinations
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. det D. E. Atha, 1995
-
Region
Central America
-
Country
Belize
-
State/Province
Corozal
-
Locality
Ca 10km S of Corozal on N Highway. Ranchito. Near Calcutta, Andrew Ramcharan's house
-
Coordinates
18.42, -88.38
-
Distribution
he New York Botanical Garden let. D. Atha, 1995 The lie» York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project APOCYNACEAE Yo^> BOTANICAL NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00087271 IDfNTifICATION Of THIS VQUGHt n TTF OF EGONOMiC BOTANY. NY Corozal District. Ca 10km S of Corozal on N Highway. Ranchito. Near Calcutta. 18°25'N, 88623'W. Andrew Ramcharan's house. Shrub to lm; green. flowers reportedly white; fruits n.v.: Cogeton Ciilky leaf") [Spanish]. USE: Asphyxiant for botfly larvae {sapl. Hix with tobacco and cover botfly bole to suffocate larvae Michael J. Balick 2114 August 13, 1989 with Rosita Arvigo, Pablo Cocon, Rolando Cocom, Andrew Rancharan, Gregory Shropshire Supported by the national Cancer Institute, the U.S. igency for International Bevelopient, and the Metropolitan Life Foundation 00087271
Please submit your comments about the specimen:
Tabernaemontana alba Mill.