Piper elongatum Vahl

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper elongatum Vahl

  • Collector(s)

    M. Nee 59916, 14 Apr 2013

  • Location

    Bolivia. La Paz. Nor Yungas Prov. steep slopes on SE side Of Coroico, vic. Hotel Esmeralda and chapel.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02705755

    Occurrence ID: 73d93270-868e-48a9-aafa-c79d8d943d72

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper elongatum Vahl

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    La Paz

  • County/Municipio

    Nor Yungas Prov.

  • Locality

    steep slopes on SE side Of Coroico, vic. Hotel Esmeralda and chapel

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1800 - 1875 m. (5906 - 6152 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.1922, -67.7236

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Piperaceae Piper elongatum Vahl
det. M. Nee, 2013
Depto. La Paz, Prov. Nor Yungas, steep slopes on SE side
of Coroico, vie. Hotel Esmeralda and chapel.
16°11’32”S, 67°43’25”W. alt. 1800-1875 m.
Mixture of coffee plantations and remnants of woodland
with much escaped Impatiens, and open grassy and brushy
areas with much Melinis minutiflora (not now blooming).
“matico”, medicinal uses. Shrub 4 m. tall; stem 5 cm. in
diameter. Inflorescences erect-arching above the plane of
the leaves.
Coll.: M. Nee 59916	14 April 2013
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN (NY)
02705755