Acmella pilosa R.K.Jansen

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Acmella pilosa R.K.Jansen

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1798 with D. Friesen, Don Eligio Panti & G. Shropshire, 15 Nov 1987

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca 15km N from main road to Belmopan. Spanish Lookout.

  • Habitat

    In pastures. Common.

  • Description

    Herb to 10cm; flowers yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87751

    Occurrence ID: 52daafa7-38ad-45d2-a68b-0368bc3490cb

  • 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. 202
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014020343

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asterales

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • All Determinations

    Acmella pilosa R.K.Jansen det H. E. Robinson, 1988

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca 15km N from main road to Belmopan. Spanish Lookout

  • Coordinates

    17.27, -89

  • Distribution

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  • Level 1 Use

    OTHER SOCIOCULTURAL USES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Other Sociocultural Uses)

  • Level 3 Use

    Trick

  • Use Notes

    Makes the mouth numb when eaten

The New York Botanical Garden
PLANTS OF BELIZE
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00087751
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BOTANICAL
Garden
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHFR
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY NY
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Spec i es:
Authori ty:
Family: Asteraceae.
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Field Char.: Herb to 10cm with yellow flowers. Common in
pastures.
Locality: Belize; Cayo District; ca 15km N from main road to
Belmopan; Spanish Lookout.
Alt.: ! Geogr. Coord.: 17°165 N X 89°00’ W.
Med Uses: Flowers make mouth numb when eaten-a child’s trick.
Coll.: M.J.Balick, G.Shropshire, D.Friesen.
No.: 1798. Coll. Date: 11/15/87.
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q65S0320-K.
Collected under contract to: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
The New York Botanical Garden.
00087751