Pentalinon andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin
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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
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Location
Belize. Orange Walk. Terra Nova.
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Habitat
Edge of old growth forest. Common.
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Description
Vine to 2m, non-woody; petioles red; flowers tubular, yellow.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 87297
Occurrence ID: 66068da4-f2b7-494e-aef4-e2a38edcaab6
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Gentianales
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Family
Apocynaceae
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All Determinations
Pentalinon andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin det D. E. Atha, 1995
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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
Terra Nova
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Coordinates
17.38, -88.9
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project Pe o.wcir’ieiAxi I APOCYNACEAE .cl<s+.-C,.A+K,^‘ieM 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 REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICAT10N OF THIS VOUCHER TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY 00087297
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Pentalinon andrieuxii (Müll.Arg.) B.F.Hansen & Wunderlin