Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 391 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 29 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Old Northern Highway, mile marker 19.

  • Habitat

    Secondary growth. Rare.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2m with white latex; leaves waxy, succulent, sparse; flowers terminal, yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87263

    Occurrence ID: 9524c862-d4d0-458a-8579-2ae76f0f6bf2

  • 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. 198

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC. det A. J. M. Leeuwenberg, 1991

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Belize

  • Locality

    Old Northern Highway, mile marker 19

  • Coordinates

    17.67, -88.4

  • Distribution

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The Vev York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
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APOCYNACEAE
REPORT ANY REIDENTIflCAiKjN OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
NEW YORK BOTANK>L GARpEN
Belize Dist^f
Shrub to 2m; leaves waxy, succulent, sparse;
flowers yellow, on branch ends; latex white.
n.?.: Cocheton [Spanish].
USE: Heliinthiciae for beefvort larvae {latex). ipply
directly to sores, "squeeze ont u 2 hours
intiinfective/detuiescent {leaves). Bathe with ?infnsion
Id Saiple codes: 391 stei{Q65S-1294-T); 391a root(Q65S-1295-D)
Rosita Arvigo 391
with R. Arvigo, P.
and G. Shropshire
March 29, 1990
Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson,
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. igency for
International Developient, and the Metropolitan Life Foundation
00087263