Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
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Filed As
Apocynaceae
Tabernaemontana alba Mill. -
Collector(s)
R. Arvigo 42, 10 Aug 1987
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Location
Belize. Cayo. Ca 18km W of San Ignacio. Macal River. Near Chaa Creek.
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Habitat
Growing along the roadside.
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Description
Tree to 3m with smooth bark green to grey in color; flowers yellow.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 87272
Occurrence ID: d5ff5f37-cb0e-45bb-96b8-5b2494fe9d44
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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 -
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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 D. E. Atha, 1995
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Cayo
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Locality
Ca 18km W of San Ignacio. Macal River. Near Chaa Creek
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Coordinates
17.1, -89.07
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Distribution
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00087272 Yo*^> BOTANICAL REPORT ANY RQOENTiF1CATI0N OF THIS VOUCHER TO tHE institute of economic botany, my Latitude: 17 61 N Longitude: 89 4 "30n W Cayo District, 10 miles west of San Ignacio, on Macal River 20 feet from Chaa Creek, along roadside. Tree ca 3 m with smooth bark green to grey in color; flowers yellow. White sap runs from leaves, stems, branches. N.V. Unknown Use: Sap is applied to swellings and hernias. Rosita Arvigo 42 August 10, 1987 00087272
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Tabernaemontana alba Mill.