Euphorbia armourii Millsp.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Euphorbia armourii Millsp.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 322 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 23 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Altun-Ha.

  • Habitat

    Common.

  • Description

    Herb to 0.5m; leaves small, oval, white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86581

    Occurrence ID: a1591702-7c37-4c38-b1da-a9eca8f48e74

  • 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. 108, 250, 285, 286

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Euphorbia armourii Millsp. det M. J. Huft, 1993

00086581
BOTANICAL
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY. NY
The Mew York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Etbnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
7 ¿U p. EUPHORBIACEAE
De4.	***5
Belize District. Altun-Ha. Common. 17°46'N,
88°20'W.
Herb to .5m; leaves small, oval, white.
n.v.: Chicken leed 12 [English].
USE: Component of herbal bath lixture {plant part unreported}
Antidiabetic/antivenereal |vh pi I. Drink decoction lade
with papaya root and pine wood. 'Plant is sate as 315*
MCI Saiple codes: 322 «hole plant(Q65S-1141-C)
Rosita Arvigo 322	lf#rch 23, 1990
with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson,
and G. Shropshire
Supported by the lational Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency for
International Developient, and the Metropolitan Life Foundation
00086581