Metalepis peraffinis (Woodson) Morillo

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Metalepis peraffinis (Woodson) Morillo

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 539 with Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Neopolo Romero, Gregory Shropshire & J. Woodward, 15 May 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Orange Walk. 8.8km S of Program For Belize Camp.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest.

  • Description

    Vine to 6m, non-woody, with white sticky sap; fruit looking like potatoes, 7.5 X 20cm.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 191226

    Occurrence ID: ab9663d9-1485-40ce-b465-09fa4a39eb22

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Orange Walk

  • Locality

    8.8km S of Program For Belize Camp

  • Coordinates

    17.75, -89.15

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The New York Botanical Garden
Apocynaceae
Metalepis peraffinis (Woodson) Morillo
det: W. D. Stevens, 1998
R. Arvigo 531
The lev fork Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Etknohotaij and Ploristics of Belize Project
Ct\sc.lo. S. /, ASCLEPIADACEAE
U). 4. St*
Orange Walk District* 8.8km S of Program For
Belize Camp. 17°45'N, 89°09’W. Secondary
Forest.
Vine to 6m. non-woody, with white sticky sap;
fmit looking like potatoes, 7.5 X 20cm.
l.?.: lone reported.
USE: lone reported
1C1 Saiple codes: 533 ?ine(Q{5H54H)
Rosita Arviao 539	nay	15	1991
with Pablo Cocom. Rolando Cocom, Neopolo Romero,
G.Shropshire, and J.Woodland
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