Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 534 with Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Neopolo Romero, Gregory Shropshire & J. Woodward, 15 May 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Orange Walk. 5.5km S of Program For Belize Camp.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2m with white, sticky sap; flowers tubular, yel and white; fruits green, maturing red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87262

    Occurrence ID: 2a92fd7d-60ad-4621-ad10-a78f4e44ad20

  • 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, 1993

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Orange Walk

  • Locality

    5.5km S of Program For Belize Camp

  • Coordinates

    17.75, -89.15

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The Sei York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
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Orange Walk District. 5.5km S of Program For
Belize Camp. 17°45’N, 89°09’W.
Shrub to 2a with white, sticky sap; flowers
tubular, yel and white; fruits green, maturing
red.
.v.: Dog Balls [English].
Hoevo de Cluck [Spa
USE: Extractor for beef «on larva {latex). Applj to lesiois
ICI Saiple codes: 534 li(Q65S-1536-I);534a sti(-153?J);b frnit(-1538I);c
rt(-1539L)
Rosita Arvigo 534	May 15, 1991
with Pablo Cocom, Rolando Coco», Neopolo Romero,
G.Shropshire, and J.Woodland
Supported by the national Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency for
International Developient, and the Metropolitan Life Foundation
00087262