Lonchocarpus minimiflorus Donn.Sm.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Lonchocarpus minimiflorus Donn.Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 831 with Polo Romero, Melanie Santiago and, Wilfred Warrior, 06 Jun 1994

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. El Pilar, 13km NW of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village.

  • Habitat

    Common.

  • Description

    Tree to 30m with dbh 20cm; bark rugose, aromatic; leaf glabrous; flower tubular, aromatic.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86373

    Occurrence ID: e92de8b8-3c5f-4961-9a76-d03212b825d6

  • 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. 334
    LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2014020343

  • Local Name

    white cabbage bark

  • Language
    English
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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    El Pilar, 13km NW of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village

  • Coordinates

    17.25, -89.13

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Construction Material

  • Use Notes

    Used for house post, frames, beams, and flooring

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Inflammation

  • Level 3 Use

    Gingivitis

  • Use Notes

    for gum problem (gingivitis?)

  • Level 1 Use

    MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Materials and Products)

  • Level 3 Use

    Flooring

  • Use Notes

    Used for flooring

REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
n.v.: White Cabbage Bark [Englliffl,.
llti Material for const ruction {wood}. Used for Jfflfise post,, frames
beams, and flooring.
Medicament for gum problem (gingivitis?) {mss in}.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00086373
The New York Botanical Garden
jjStitute OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
Lonchocarpus minimiflorus J.D. Smith
det. R. Barneby. 1994
Cavo District. HI Pilar, 13km NW of San Ignacio, near
Bullet Tree Village. 17°15'N, 89°08'W. Common.
Tree to 30m with dbh 20cm; bark rugose, aromatic; leaf
glabrous; flower tubular, aromatic.
Rosita Arvigo 831	June	6,	1994
with Polo Romero, Melfftie Santiago and, Wilfred
Warrior
Supported by the Nationil Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID. the Overbrook
Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation
00086373