Trichilia havanensis Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Trichilia havanensis Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 753 with Rolando Cocon, Polo Romero, Gregory Shropshire, 14 Jun 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Pilar Site, El Pilar Road.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Tree to 10m with dbh 20cm; resin sticky, white; fruits baccate, green, maturing yellow.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 86483

    Occurrence ID: c4c862aa-f742-496c-8571-f6b007fc1fd9

  • 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

    Pilar Site, El Pilar Road

  • Coordinates

    17.25, -89.13

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00086483
report any reidentification of this voucher
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Jork Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnabotany and R gristles of Belize Preset
/11aE Sit?' E1 Pi^ar Road. 17n5'M, •
89 Go W. Secondary Forest.
Tree to IGm with dbh 20cm; resin sticky, white* fruits
baccate, green, maturing yellow.
n.v\: Palo de Cuchara [Spanish],
USE; Materials for carpentry {wood}. For spoons, household Utensils
Prized because it is soft and pulpy	uuhwihk.
Medleatept for soms {resin}, Apply directly
Resita Arvlgo 7$3	,	jj®	14. isia
with Rolando Cocon, Polo Rornoro, GroQory Shropshirs
Supported by the National Cancer Institute. U.S. AID, the Overbrook
Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the Itex FtKtlSn
00086483