Sarcostemma bilobum Hook. & Arn.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Sarcostemma bilobum Hook. & Arn.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 2134 with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, A. Ramcharan, G. Ramcharan & G. Shropshire, 13 Nov 1989

  • Location

    Belize. Corozal. 8km S of Caledonia.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Vine to 1m with milky sap; flowers green-white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87241

    Occurrence ID: 62af5fcc-1aed-49a7-9642-d49571141420

  • 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. 196

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Sarcostemma bilobum Hook. & Arn. det M. H. Nee, 1996
    Note: ! W.D. Stevens,91

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Corozal

  • Locality

    8km S of Caledonia

  • Elevation

    Alt. 10 m. (33 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.17, -88.48

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00087241
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The New York Botanical Barden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
V.ULuah M. ¿^epiadaceae
Corozal District. 8km S of Caledonia. 1B*10*N»
88°29,W. 00010m. Secondary forest.
Vine to lm with milky sap; flowers green-white.
n-.v.i None reported.
USE: HAZARD: Said to be poisonous
Michael J. Balick £13^	November 13, 1989
with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, A. Ramcharan,
G. Ramcharan, and G. Shropshire
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency
for International Developsent, and the Metropolitan Life Founoation
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