Senna pendula var. hemirostrata (Lass.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Senna pendula var. hemirostrata (Lass.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 353 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 26 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Belize City, Northern Highway, mile marker 1.

  • Habitat

    Growing in a swamp. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2.5m; leaves ovate; flowers yellow; pods black. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86287

    Occurrence ID: c0b1ba52-e39a-40e7-9da0-692d1d888bcf

  • 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. 307

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Belize

  • Locality

    Belize City, Northern Highway, mile marker 1

  • Coordinates

    17.52, -88.2

  • Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN	j|
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RFPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The lev York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
CAESALPINIACEAE
Senna pendula (Willd.) var. hemirostrata
(Lasseigne) Irwin & Barneby
Belize District. Belize City, Northern Highway,
mile marker 1.	17031'N,	880l2'W. Growing in a
swamp.
Shrub to 2.5m; leaves ovate; flowers yellow;
pods black.
det. R. Barneby, 1991
n.v.: Musty Currents [English].
USE: Antipruritic [leaves]. Used for "itchy babies" and skin
conditions. Bathe vith decoction
MCI Saiple codes: 353 lvs(Q65S-120H); 353a stei(Q65S-1207-Y); 353b
root(065S-1208-Z)
Rosita Arvigo 353	March	26,	1990
with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson,
and G. Shropshire
Supported by the national Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency for
International Developient, and the Metropolitan Life Foundation
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