Piper aleyreanum C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper aleyreanum C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4785, 27 Mar 1984

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4135086

    Occurrence ID: 3ba0cb0b-ee00-4e14-883a-9d219a6f149f

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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 "Vbrk Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
No. 4785	Piperaceae
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11C45'S 66°02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Herb. Voucher for ethnoecological forest
inventory: lxl m Plot 41.
Chacobo Name: Rarama.
Use: Sap from the crushed leaves is put on
wounds to cure them. The leaves are also
chewed to relieve toothache; said to be
stronger than rarasa.
Brian M. Boom	Date 27 Mar 1984
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
04135086