Nopalea cochenillifera (L.) Salm-Dyck

  • 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

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm. Ca 10km S of San Ignacio.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated.

  • Description

    Cactus to 3m; pedicels red; flowers red; stamens red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 190991

    Occurrence ID: f4d4f670-fce7-4f48-ad22-e9b0b545d16f

  • 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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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ix Chel Farm. Ca 10km S of San Ignacio

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

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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
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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
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