Piper begoniiforme Yunck.

  • Authority

    Yuncker, Truman G. 1955. Plants collected in Ecuador by W. H. Camp. Piperaceae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9 (2): 147-170.

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Piper begoniiforme Yunck.

  • Type

    CHIMBORAZO: canon of the Rio Chanchan, about 5 km north of Huigra, moist forested valleys in the afternoon fog-belt, 1500-1950 m, May 19-28, 1945, E-3301 (TYPE).

  • Description

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    Latin Diagnosis - Frutex; foliis ellipticis, apice sensim acutis, basi inaequilateraliter lobatis, sinu obliquo, supra glabris, subtus brunneo-villosis, a parte infera pinnatim venosis; petiolo ad laminam vaginato-alato; drupa obovoidea, glabrata; stigmatibus sessilibus.

    Species Description - Shrub, up to 5 m tall; stems strict; upper internodes moderate, 5-8 cm long, with scattered lenticels, sparsely villous glabrescent; leaves elliptic, the apex gradually acute, the base inequilateral, auriculately lobed, the sinus oblique, the larger lobe about 6-8 cm long, curved, covering the petiole, the smaller lobe about 5-10 mm shorter at the petiole, 12-20 cm wide x 22-28 cm long to the petiole, glabrous above, brown-villous beneath, the nerves densely so, pinnately nerved from the lower half, the nerves 5 on each side plus one or two shorter descending nerves in the larger lobe, with cross-connecting-anastomosing nervules, submarginally loop-connected, drying firm, opaque; petiole 4-7 cm long, glabrous, vaginate-winged to the blade; spikes 6-8 mm thick x 30 cm long when mature, pendent; peduncle 2.5 cm long, glabrous; bracts triangular-subpeltate with lateral wings which embrace the fruit, the pedicel crisp brownpilose; fruit obovoid, glabrous; stigmas small, sessile.

  • Discussion

    This species resembles P. pendentispicum to some extent but differs in the simple hairs of the indument, fewer nerves, etc. It also superficially resembles P. arbelaezii from which it differs, however, in its glabrescent stems, fewer nerves, etc.