Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Thevetia ahouai (L.) A.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1913 with R. Arvigo, G. Shropshire, A. Cuc, G. Crass & E. Carlton, 14 Jun 1988

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Two miles before San Antonio.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest, along trail.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1.5m; flowers yellow; fruit tiny, red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87261

    Occurrence ID: bc17933f-0093-44d5-a27f-13c6d2dd5ed2

  • 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 D. C. Daly, 1994

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Two miles before San Antonio

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89

  • Distribution

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Mun. Cayo. Two miles before San Antonio.
17°067N? 89°00?W. Secondary forest, along
trail.
Shrub to 1.5m; flowers yellow; fruit tiny, red.
Height: 1.5«,
r«v<: Grandfather*’s Balls [English].
USE: Cosestible {fruit}
Reducer for hernia (latex). Apply as poultice overnight ‘
NEl ^afflple codes: ieavss(S65S-5E?-K)? stem\Q653-5S3-L)j
roots(B65S-529-H)
M. J. Balick 1913	June I**, 1988
with R. Arvigo, G. Shropshire, A. Cue, G. Craafl &
E. Carlton.
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute and the
U.S. Agency for International Development
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