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Catalog (Accession) #: 961038
Occurrence ID (GUID): a96672d0-398b-4550-8637-8395c2a0e8f6
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1332758
Taxon: Tabernaemontana heterophylla Vahl
Family: Apocynaceae
Collector: Ruiz, Juan   087   
Date: 2005-02-28
Locality: Peru, Rio Nanay. Carretera Iquitos-Nauta
-11.03726  -69.600774 +-3036m.  WGS84
Habitat: Secondary forest
Description: Arbusto [[bush]] ~2 M, flowers white, fruits green
Notes: Tukanos in Brasilian Amazon prepare a tea of the tea of the leaves for "old people who are slow and forgetful." SchJoE93.38; SchulHF. Chemically well studied; 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: a96672d0-398b-4550-8637-8395c2a0e8f6
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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