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: 87243

    Occurrence ID: 3dc062a5-7488-4cf9-9a5c-550d00a83a63

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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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REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The lev fork Botanical Gardes
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
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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;
fruit looking like potatoes, 7,5 X 20cm.
n.v.: lone reported.
USE: None reported
El Saiple codes: 539 vine(Q65S-1549-V)
Rosita Arviqo 539	May 15, 1991
with Pablo Cocom, Rolando Cocom, Neopolo Romero,
6.Shropshire, and J.Woodland
Supported by the national Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency for
International Developient, and the Metropolitan Life Foundation
00087243