P. H. Gentle

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Creator | Creator
  • Chrysophyllum mexicanum Brandegee ex Standl., Belize, P. H. Gentle 149, F

    Description:
  • Chrysophyllum mexicanum Brandegee ex Standl., Belize, P. H. Gentle 149, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Chrysophyllum mexicanum Brandegee ex Standl.
Family: Sapotaceae
Coordinates: 18.25 -88.3333

Collector(s): P. H. Gentle
Collection Date: 30 November 1930
Description: Uses: Maderable, para construcción; el fruto es comestible; ornamental; melífera (nectarífera) (Arellano et al. 2003:545). Medicine, food, gum, construction, forage (Balick et al. 2000:77). Common names: Chikeh, caimitillo, caimito, chikeeh, chikehil, chi-ke (Arellano et al. 2003:545). Agya, caimito, chiceh, chike, chi-ke, chi-que, camsel, siciya, sik-ey-yáh, sik-ey-y h, sik-y-ya, tzik-i-ya, wild coco plum, wild star apple (Balick et al. 2000:77).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2114022
OccurenceID: 3d78dcae-f69e-4211-8867-3d32f6fde8a9

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