Koanophyllon albicaule (Sch.Bip. ex Klatt) R.M.King & H.Rob.

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Koanophyllon albicaule (Sch.Bip. ex Klatt) R.M.King & H.Rob.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 814 with Polo Romero, Arcelito Manzarero, Miguel Tzib, Michael Shuc, Teo Williams, 31 May 1994

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village.

  • Habitat

    Archeological Site. Occasional.

  • Description

    Tree to 7m with dbh 31cm; leaves opposite; flower maturing brown.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87935

    Occurrence ID: 0954099b-9d2b-47d2-98a8-0f6bad3f6059

  • 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. 209

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village

  • Coordinates

    17.25, -89.13

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The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Reristics of Belize Project
ASTERACEAE
Koanophyllon albicaule (Sch.-Bip.) Kinq & H. Robinson
det. M. Nee & D. Atha, 1995
Cayo District. El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet
Tree.Village. 17°15*N, 89°08'W. Archeological Site.
Occasional.
br^wn^0 7m with dbh 31crri; leaves opposite; flower maturing
n.v.: Black Cordonsillo [Spanish],
US: Component of herbal bath {leaves}. Ftor any ailiMft,
-	Antidote for snakebite {root}. Combine with rodt of cod^ur t»
chew.
Rosita Arvigo 814	p|ay t\ 1994
SiSL* Arcelito Manzarem, Miguel Tzib,
Michael Shuc, Teo Williams
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute, tf® U.S» AID. the
Qverbrook Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
report any reidentification of this voucher
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
00087935