Parmentiera aculeata (Kunth) Seem.

  • Filed As

    Bignoniaceae
    Parmentiera aculeata (Kunth) Seem.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 222 with Gregory Shropshire, 17 May 1989

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Vaca Falls.

  • Habitat

    Rare.

  • Description

    Tree to 10m w dbh of 30cm, thorny; flowers large, bell-shaped, cream-white; fruit okra-like, green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87697

    Occurrence ID: a4987067-9256-4b4e-8ca1-e02dd43232fa

  • 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. 229

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Medicinal Flora of Belize Project
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Cayo. Vaca Falls. 18°B5’N, 89°0£*’W. Rare.
Tree to 10m w dbh of 30cm, thorny; flowers
large, bell-shaped, cream-white; fruit
okra-like, green.
n.v.: K’AT [Hayal.
USE: Cosestible {fruit}. Eat raw when still very green or
boiled when hard
NCI Saaple codes: 222 1vs(B65S-667-M); 222a stess(965S-6ii8-N); 222c
fr(-670-P); 222b bark(-669-0)
Rosita Arvigo SEE	May 17, 1989
with Gregory Shropshire
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute and the
U.S. Agency for International Developaent
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