Senna occidentalis (L.) Link

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Senna occidentalis (L.) Link

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 801 with Polo Romero & Wilfred Warrior, 08 Sep 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Macal River bank, Ix Chel Farm 18km S of San Ignacio.

  • Description

    Small shrub; flower cassia-like, yellow; fruit young pods, thin, 8cm, green with brownish center. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86280

    Occurrence ID: ab1ebd00-1a53-4923-b968-5c8f6a5f7a65

  • 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. 307

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Senna occidentalis (L.) Link det R. C. Barneby, 1995

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Macal River bank, Ix Chel Farm 18km S of San Ignacio

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

  • Distribution

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 YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY NY
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
CAESALPINIACEAE
Senna oecidentaTli (Linn.) Link
det. R. Barneby, 1995
favo District. Macal River bank, Ix Chel Rarm 18km S of Sin
Ignacio. 17°06'N, 89°04'W.
Small shrub; flower cassia-like, yellow; fruit young pods,
thin, 8cm, green with brownish center.
n.v ? Ya-ma-bu [Maya].
USE- Medicament for heart problems/Depression {whole plant}. Boil /
whole plant. Drink decoction.	f
Rosita Arvigo 801	September	8,1993
with Polo Romero and Wilfred Warrior
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the UJ. AIDL tit* Overbrook
Foundation, and the Nathan Cunnings Foundation
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