Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Margaritaria nobilis L.f.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 829 with Polo Romero, Melanie Santiago and, Wilfred Warrior, 06 Jun 1994

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. El Pilar, 13km NW of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village.

  • Habitat

    Occasional.

  • Description

    Tree to 10m with dbh 11cm, cauliflorous; bark greyish; leaves alternate. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1042204

    Occurrence ID: b6dea813-8d57-48b8-b8c3-74890c100ce8

  • 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. 290

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Phyllanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Margaritaria nobilis L.f. det M. H. Nee, 1997

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    El Pilar, 13km NW of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village

  • Coordinates

    17.25, -89.13

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Tree to 10m with dbh 11cm, cauliflorous; bark qreyish-
leaves alternate.
n.v.: Mora [Spanish].
USE: Material for construction/carpentry {wood}. Used for post and
carvings.
Rosita Arvigo 829	June 6, 1994
with Polo Romero, Melanie Santiago and, Wilfred
Warrior
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID the Overbrook
Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation
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