Pentalinon andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Pentalinon andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 772 with E. Cocon, R. Greg, P. Romero, G. Shropshire & W. Warrior, 20 Aug 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Orange Walk. Terra Nova.

  • Habitat

    Edge of old growth forest. Common.

  • Description

    Vine to 2m, non-woody; petioles red; flowers tubular, yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87297

    Occurrence ID: 66068da4-f2b7-494e-aef4-e2a38edcaab6

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Orange Walk

  • Locality

    Terra Nova

  • Coordinates

    17.38, -88.9

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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. Terra Nova. 17°23'N, 88°54'W. Edge
of old growth forest. Common.
Vine to 2m, non-woody; petioles red; flowers tubular, yellow.
n.v.: Snake Root [English],
Salsa [Spanish],
USE: Antidote for snakebite {root}. Chew root, and then wrap poultice
of chewed root on bites
NCI Sample codes: 772a LF+VINE(0CJT0117); 772b RT(0CJT0118)
Rosita Arvigo 772	August 20, 1993
with E. Cocon, R. Greg, P. Romero, G. Shropshire,
W. Warrior
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, U.S. AID, the Overbrook
Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the Rex Foundation
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TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
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