Chamaesyce lasiocarpa (Klotzsch) Arthur

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Chamaesyce lasiocarpa (Klotzsch) Arthur

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 561 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, J. Oh & G. Shropshire, 12 Aug 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Toledo. San Miguel Village.

  • Habitat

    Common.

  • Description

    Herb to 1m; stems reddish; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86563

    Occurrence ID: c3a32281-fbd7-47fe-b0f6-c55e69567833

  • 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. 281

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Toledo

  • Locality

    San Miguel Village

  • Coordinates

    16.3, -88.93

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Field Museum of Natural History
Citoc**-exjce	ArW**'r
Det. by Michael J. Huft
The He« York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
EUPHORBIACEAE
Toledo District. San Miguel Village. 16°18'N,
88°56'W. Common.
Herb to lm; stems reddish; flowers white.
n.v.: Hone reported.
USE: Kedicaient for «arts {latex). Said to "kill «arts'
MCI Saiple codes: 561 lvs(Q65S-173M); 561 root(Q65S-1738-4)
Rosita Arvigo 561	August 12, 1991
with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, J. Oh, and G. Shropshire
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID, the Ketropolitan
Life Foundation, the Overbrook Foundatioion, and the Rex Foundation
00086563