Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck -
Collector(s)
M. J. Balick 3363 with Rosita Arvigo, Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Winston Harris & Gregory Shropshire, 24 Mar 1992
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Location
Belize. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm. Ca 10km S of San Ignacio.
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Habitat
Cultivated.
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Description
Cactus to 3m; pedicels red; flowers red; stamens red.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 190991
Occurrence ID: f4d4f670-fce7-4f48-ad22-e9b0b545d16f
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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. 246 -
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Cactaceae
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All Determinations
Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck
Opuntia cochenillifera (L.) Mill. det M. H. Nee, 1996
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Cayo
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Locality
Ix Chel Farm. Ca 10km S of San Ignacio
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Coordinates
17.1, -89.07
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Distribution
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00190991 RFPORT ANY RESDEMTiFiOATICN OF THIS VOUCHER TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and FI oristies of Belize Project 2*r CACTACEAE Opunti a dot IaJLsH I }li --- da. *4.A/*J,rtU Cavo District. Ix Chel Farm. Ca 10km S of San Ignacio. 17 067, 8.9°04'W. Cultivated. Cactus to 3m; pedicels red; flowers red; stamens red. n.v.: Nopal; Scogeneel [Spanish]. USE: Analgesic/medicament for swelling {pads}. Split and apply to affected area directly Michael J. Balick 3363 March 24, 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 MY 9£T- *0 T 00190991
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Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck