Piper callosum Ruiz & Pav.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper callosum Ruiz & Pav.

  • Collector(s)

    M. N. Alexiades 1039, 22 Aug 1990

  • Location

    Peru. Madre de Dios. Tambopata Prov. Rio Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de Infierno. Centro Ñape.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated in medicinal plant garden. Possibly not native to area.

  • Description

    Shrub to 1.5m, branched; leaves dark, smelling of menthol when crushed; spikes green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 195393

    Occurrence ID: 961ade16-ec9b-4b35-99f3-b014da46edda

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper callosum Ruiz & Pav. det R. Callejas Posada, 1991

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Madre de Dios

  • County/Municipio

    Tambopata Prov.

  • Locality

    Rio Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de Infierno. Centro Ñape

  • Elevation

    Alt. 260 m. (853 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -12.83, -69.28

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TO TI^EjPTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
The New York Botanical Barden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Tanbopata Ethnobotanical Survey Project
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PERU, Dpto Madre de Dios. Provincia de
Tambopata. Rio Tambopata. Comunidad Nativa de
Infierno. Centro Ñape. 1S°50’S, 69°17’W.
00S60m. Cultivated in medicinal plant garden.
Possibly not native to area.
Shrub to 1.5m, branched; leaves dark, smelling
of menthol when crushed; spikes green.
M. N. Alexiades 1039	August SS, 1990
Fieldwork Supported by the Edward John Noble Foundation
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