Plumeria rubra L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Plumeria rubra L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1928 with R. Arvigo, G. Shropshire, G. Cragg & E. Carlton, 15 Jun 1988

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Chaa Creek Farm, ca. 10 km SW of San Ignacio.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Tree to 10m; bark with milky resin.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87292

    Occurrence ID: 14b6916f-6ed6-45c3-b6d6-147a12812396

  • 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

    Plumeria rubra L. det A. J. M. Leeuwenberg, 1990

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Chaa Creek Farm, ca. 10 km SW of San Ignacio

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00087292
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BOTANICAL
RDE^xlTEPORT any reidentification of this
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY,
The New York Botanical Barden 4
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Hedicinal Flora of Belize Project
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rubra‘L,
Mun. Cayo. Chaa Creek Farm»	ca. 10 km SW of San
Ignacio. 17°06’N, 89°00’W.	Secondary forest.
Tree to 10m; bark with milky resin.
Height: 10.On.
n.v.: Flor de Mayo [Spanish!.
USE: Purgative/esetic for ridding organs of noxious eleients
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NCI Sample codes: 1eaves{B65S-558-S)j stem(Q65S-559-T);
roots(Q65S-56G-U)
M. J. Balick 1928	June 15, 1988
with R. Arvigoj G. Shropshire, G. Cragg & E. Carlton
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute and the
U.S. Agency for International Developaent
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