W. C. Burger & M. Burger | Botanical Collections

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Current Determination: Philodendron radiatum Schott

Family: Araceae

Elevation: 150

Habitat/Microhabitat: small hills of cleared agricultural land and areas of remnant original forest now being logged

Collector(s): W. C. Burger & M. Burger

Collection Date: 12 August 1971

Description: Uses: Las raíces aereas se utilizan pare elaborar canastas, el látex es tóxico (Arellano et al. 2003:46). Fiber, medicine, ornamental (Balick et al. 2000:172). Common names: Oochil, ta'ka'anj (Anderson et al. 2003:311). Xholoop (Arellano et al. 2003:46). Belly full tie-tie, uush'm (Balick et al. 2000:172).

Catalog Subset: Economic Botany

Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany, Flowers TCN

EMu IRN: 2789615

OccurenceID: 3aefe2b1-3bd3-4555-b21d-b92ad1af3be2

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