Piper arboreum Aubl.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper arboreum Aubl.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Hoffman 3977, 17 Apr 1993

  • Location

    Guyana. Upper Demerara-Berbice. Berbice River, 230 km upriver from mouth, N of Kwakwani; Aroiama Mining Co. land concession.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4135522

    Occurrence ID: f19faa2e-bf2e-4e27-bdec-21443f4cf14a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper arboreum Aubl.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Upper Demerara-Berbice

  • Locality

    Berbice River, 230 km upriver from mouth, N of Kwakwani; Aroiama Mining Co. land concession

  • Elevation

    Alt. 70 m. (230 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.67, -58

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Hoffman, B. 3977
Eschweilera sp. (Hoffman 3891), Aspidosperma sp.,
Swartzia sp. (Hoffman 4057) dominant.
Man and the Biosphere Program plot study.
PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Piper arboreum Aublet var. arboreum
Det. G. Aymard, 1993
GUYANA. Region: Upper Demerara-Beibice. Berbice River,
230 km upriver from mouth, N of Kwakwani; Aroiama
Mining Co. land concession. 05°40'N, 58°00'W. Elev. 0
to 70 m. Mixed evergreen forest (mostly disturbed) on
brown sandy loam over bauxite deposits; gently
undulating terrain. Shrub, 1.5 m; spike green to
white.
Hoffinan, B. 3977	17 April 1993
With: G. Aymard
SMITHSONIAN BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE GUIANAS
PROGRAM - U.S. NATIONAL HERBARIUM (US)
04135522