Selenicereus testudo (Karw. ex Zucc.) Buxb.

  • 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

  • Location

    Belize. Orange Walk. Road to Las Milpas.

  • Habitat

    Roadside cut. Primary-secondary forest edge.

  • Description

    Epiphyte, sterile. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191329

    Occurrence ID: 4a53bb2c-6063-45ef-bfaa-8c714d3f144c

  • 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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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Orange Walk

  • Locality

    Road to Las Milpas

  • Coordinates

    17.85, -89.05

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
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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"
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BOTANICAL
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