Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Rauvolfia tetraphylla L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 3192 with P. Cocom & R. Cocom; Luciano Pop & Pablo Sho (Informants), 10 Dec 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Chaa Creek Road near the road to the ruins.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub to 40cm; fruit red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87290

    Occurrence ID: 9cf98e17-47df-4dab-be4a-b2d4c5b9c191

  • 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. 195

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Rauvolfia tetraphylla L. det B. F. Hansen, 1993

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Chaa Creek Road near the road to the ruins

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

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BOTANICAL
GARDE**
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00087290
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TOTHE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The Mew York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Floristice of Belize Project
u.	APOCYNACEAE
Cayo District. Chaa Creek Road near the road to
the rums. 17°06'N, 89°04'W. Secondary Forest.
Shrub to 40cm; fruit red.
n.v.: Tfik-ta-oien [Rayan
rnr sma
USE: Coiestible for snail Birds {fruit]
Michael J. Balick 3192	December 10, 1991
with P. Cocom and R. Cocom; Luciano Pop and Pablo
Sho (Informants)
Supported by the.National Cancer Institute, the (J.S. AID, the Ketroplitan
Life Foundation, the Overbrook Foundation, and the Rex Foundation
00087290