P. H. Gentle

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Creator
  • Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl., Belize, P. H. Gentle 1261, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl., Belize, P. H. Gentle 1261, F
  • Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl., Belize, P. H. Gentle 1261, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl., Belize, P. H. Gentle 1261, F
  • Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl., Belize, P. H. Gentle 1261, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl., Belize, P. H. Gentle 1261, F
Current Determination: Sapranthus campechianus (Kunth) Standl.
Family: Annonaceae

Collector(s): P. H. Gentle
Collection Date: 19 July 1934
Description: Uses: General urological use and perhaps for stomach ache (Anderson et al. 2003:208-209). Para leña; los frutos son forrage para pajaros, tlacuaches, jabalies y tepexcuintles (Arellano et al. 2003:32). Forage (Balick et al. 2000:42). Common names: Zac elemuy, chacmax (Arellano et al. 2003:32). Bobtob, elemuy, sufricaya, tabaquio, tuspi del monte (Balick et al. 2000:42).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany
EMu IRN: 2788934
OccurenceID: 51692f12-4e06-4a17-879a-6a5ee156e801

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