Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 2435 with R. Arvigo, G. Shropshire, S. Matola & the class of NYBG Bot 940, 26 Jan 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. San Antonio.

  • Habitat

    Dooryard garden of Antonio and Juan Cuc.

  • Description

    Herb to 15cm; flowers orange and yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87250

    Occurrence ID: 7a83c7ee-ab40-42f4-80a9-33e4539fc6b6

  • 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. 186

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias curassavica L. det W. D. Stevens, 1991

The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Hedicinal Flora of Belize Project
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Cayo. Ban Antonio. 170057N, 89°04’W.
garden of Antonio and Juana Cue.
Herb to 15cm; flowers orange and yellow,
Dooryard
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BOTANICAL
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REPORT ANY REIDENTiFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
n.v.: Cuchi1lo-Xiv (herb) ESpanish-Hayal.
USE: Extractor for "bad teeth* {sap}. Leave cotton-soaked,
piece in tooth for 1 day. "After i month bad tooth
breaks off"
Michael J. Balick 2435
January 26, 1990
with R. Arvigo, G. Shropshire, S. Matola, and the
class of NYBb Bot 940
Supported by the National Cancer Institute? the U.S. Agency
for International Developmentf and the Hetropolitari Life Founoation
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