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 942 with Thomas Green, Joan Brittain, Wayne Ewing, Aaron Doolittle & Mary Blake, 22 May 1995

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Chaa Creek.

  • Habitat

    At the edge of the forest.

  • Description

    Shrub; bark smooth, greyish; stem knobed; flowers in clusters whitish, turning brown and fussy.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 87936

    Occurrence ID: e3c60c56-4ba1-4096-9a5e-ecefa30a8e74

  • 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

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
Koanophyllon albicaule (Sch.-Bip.) King & H. Rob.
OR. M. Choi & J. Augeilo. 1996
ASTERACEAE
Cayo District,
of the forest.
Chaa Creek. 17°06'N, 98°04'W. At the edge
Shrub; bark smooth, greyish; stem knobed; flowers in
clusters whitish, turning brown and fussy.
Yo^r
BOTANICAL
L9a rde**
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00087936
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
n.v.: White Cordonsillo [English/Spanish].
USE: Calmative for nervousness {Ivs+fls+stsJ. Boil tia'ndful of ]vs+
. fls+sts in 1 liter of water for 20 minutes. Bathe with warm
decoction at bedtime.
Somnifacient for insomnia {lvs+fls+sts}.. Boil handful of lvs+fls+
sts in 1 liter of water for 20.minutes. Bathe with warm
decoction at bedtime.
Rosita Arvigo 942	May	22,	1995
with Thomas Green, Joan Brittain, Wayne Ewing,
Aaron Doolittle & Mary Blake
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID, the Nathan
Cummings Foundation, and the Edward John Noble Foundation.
00087936