Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias curassavica L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 2032 with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, C. Heckert, A. Morales, G. Shropshire J. Woodland, 06 Aug 1989

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Vaca Plateau, Vaca Falls, 0.5km south of waterfall along logging trail.

  • Habitat

    Common.

  • Description

    Herb to 30cm; flowers red and yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87252

    Occurrence ID: 4127b071-d859-4441-8cb6-efd165188b87

  • 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

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Vaca Plateau, Vaca Falls, 0.5km south of waterfall along logging trail

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 m. (984 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    16.83, -89.1

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REPORT any reidentification of this VOUCHt
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00087252
BOTANICAL
The New York Botanical Barden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Hedicinal Flora of Belize Project
ASCLEPIADACEAE
Asclepias curassavica L.
— /	9/
Cayo. Vaca Plateau» Vaca Falls, 0.5km south of
waterfall along logging trail. 16050’N,
89°06’W. 300m. Common.
Herb to 30cm; flowers red and yellow.
n.v.: Chushu-yu-shi [Hayal.
USE; finalgesic for toothache and earache (whole plant}, «ash
face with cooled decoction
M.J. Balick 203E	August 6, 1989
with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, C. Heckert, A.
Morales, G. Shropshire J. Woodland
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency
for International Developsent, and the Metropolitan Life Foundation
00087252