Tabernaemontana alba Mill.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Tabernaemontana alba Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3676 with Jay Walker, David Campbell & Polo Romero, 23 Mar 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Chaa Creek Trail.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4m; inflorescence in bud.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87282

    Occurrence ID: 38596371-9afb-456f-af41-6780664ef320

  • Local Name

    horse's balls

  • Language
    English
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  • 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

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Chaa Creek Trail

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

  • Distribution

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  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Injuries

  • Level 3 Use

    Burns

  • Use Notes

    for burns from hot fire

The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
Tabernamontana alba Mill,
det. D. Atha, 1995
Cayo District. Chaa Creek Trail.
Secondary Forest.
Shrub to 4m; inflorescence in bud.
APOCYNACEAE
17°06'N, 89°04'W.
new YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
n.v.: Horse's Balls [English],
USE: Medicament for burns {leaf+latex}. For burns from hot fire.
Mash leaf and put latex on burns 2x daily, AM and PM.
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Michael J. Balick 3676	March 23. 1993
with Jay Walker, David Campbell, and Polo Romero
Fieldwork Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID, the
Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the Edward John Noble Foundation
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
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