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Catalog (Accession) #: 427180
Occurrence ID (GUID): 9fbc76c2-d112-45bf-87c2-030ff2684d23
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1332756
Taxon: Tabernaemontana flavicans Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Family: Apocynaceae
Collector: Ruiz, Juan   034   
Date: 2004-11-27
Additional Collectors: McKenna, Dennis, Pabon, Carlos, Maki, Mike
Locality: Peru, #9/113 in Jenero Herrera Arboretum list; On trail in Jenero Herrera arboretum. [Jenaro Herrera Research Centre]
-4.905018  -73.669617 +-3759m.  WGS84
Description: Small arbusto, small lvs are char. of this species sterile. Tukanos in Brasilian Amazon prepare a tea of the leaves for "old people who are slow and forgetful"; This species chemically unstudied; genus is well known for indole alkaloids.
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 9fbc76c2-d112-45bf-87c2-030ff2684d23
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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