Piper aleyreanum C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper aleyreanum C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4010, 19 Nov 1983

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4135085

    Occurrence ID: da6eebcc-2afd-4821-b8dd-121eaf5a84ab

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper aleyreanum C.DC.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Díez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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The New York Botanical Garden
Piper aleyreanum C.DC.
det: Ricardo Callejas. 1984
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
No 4010	Piperaceae
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11°45'S 66°02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Shrub 2m tall.
Secondary forest.
Chacobo Name: rarasa.
Use: Reportedly used to cure wounds such
as machete cuts. A drop of exudate
from the stem is applied directly to
the cut.
Brian M. Boom	Date ** Nov- W3
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
04135085