Selenicereus testudo (Karw. ex Zucc.) Buxb.
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Selenicereus aff. testudo (Karw. ex Zucc.) Buxb. -
Collector(s)
M. J. Balick 3246 with Rosita Arvigo, Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Winston Harris & Gregory Shropshire, 11 Mar 1992
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Location
Belize. Orange Walk. Road to Las Milpas.
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Habitat
Roadside cut. Primary-secondary forest edge.
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Description
Epiphyte, sterile. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 191329
Occurrence ID: 4a53bb2c-6063-45ef-bfaa-8c714d3f144c
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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. 247 -
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Cactaceae
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All Determinations
Selenicereus testudo (Karw. ex Zucc.) Buxb., aff., det M. J. Balick, July 2003
Rhipsalis det M. J. Balick
Note: accept det-no specialist. JWS
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Orange Walk
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Locality
Road to Las Milpas
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Coordinates
17.85, -89.05
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Distribution
/ The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project SeVeni Cere us ocfF, -4es4tul 0 cactaceae -- ^ -,/o3 Orange Walk District. Road to Las Mil pas. 17°51'N, 89°03'W. Primary-Secondary Forest edge. Roadside cut. Epiphyte, sterile. n.v.: None reported. USE: Medicament for sprain/swelling {whole plant}. Smash and •' apply as poultice Michael J. Balick 3246 March 11, 1992 with Rosita Arvigo, Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Winston Harris and Gregory Shropshire Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID, the Metropolitan Life Foundation, the Overbrook Foundation, and the Rex Foundation" 00191329 BOTANICAL 00191329
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Selenicereus testudo (Karw. ex Zucc.) Buxb.