Trichilia havanensis Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Trichilia havanensis Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 812 with Polo Romero, Arcelito Manzarero, Miguel Tzib, Michael Shuc, Teo William, 31 May 1994

  • Location

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

  • Habitat

    Archeological Site.

  • Description

    Tree to 3-5m with dbh 31cm; bark rough, grey; fruit baccate, green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86482

    Occurrence ID: b8acd765-2b37-4b22-86a0-60f0e9eb6eb2

  • 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. 390

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Meliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Trichilia havanensis Jacq. det D. E. Atha, 1995

  • 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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BOTANICAL
00086482
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FI on* sties of Belize Project
MEIEACSH
Trichilia havanensis Jacq.
det. D. Atha, 1995
Cayo District, El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet
Tree Village. I7°15’N. 89°G8'W, Archeological Site.
Tree to 3-5m with -dbh Slcrn; bark rough,
puacrau greffk
: Spoon Tree [English].
Palo do Cuehara tSpanish].
Material for carpentry {wood}. Make wood spoons & furniture.
Wood collected at the full moon,
Insectifuge for fleas {leaf}. Mash, soak in water & spread around
Rosita Arvigo 812	.....	May	31,	1994
with Polo Romero, Arcelito Manzarero, Miguel Tzib,
Michael Shuc, Teo William
Supported hy the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID, the Overbrook
Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation
00086482