Piper coruscans Kunth

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper coruscans Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 30828, 11 Feb 1985

  • Location

    Venezuela. Amazonas. Río Negro Mun. 1 km. S of Base Camp, SW side of Cerro de la Neblina.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4136939

    Occurrence ID: 4489861e-e61c-4f6a-b544-33eeee3e18ea

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper coruscans Kunth

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Amazonas

  • County/Municipio

    Río Negro Mun.

  • Locality

    1 km. S of Base Camp, SW side of Cerro de la Neblina

  • Elevation

    Alt. 140 m. (459 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    0.8264, -66.1611

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BOTANICAL
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Flora l^esoamericana
PipBf C.CT&-us cities k'uix
M, Tebbsi B»M«(N»H«)
1909
The New York Botanical Garden
VENEZUELA, Amazonas, Dpto. Rio Negro
Cerro de la Neblina Expedition
—iJ>er coruscans HBK. var. membranaceum
(C.DC.) Steyermark
det. J. Steyermark, 1987
Small creeks, 1 km. S of Base Camp, SW side of
Cerro de la Neblina.
00°49T35"N, 66°09'40"W	alt. 140 m.
Tropical evergreen lowland forest on level land
with braided sandy creeks.
Shrubs 2-2.5 m. tall; spikes erect. { The
Piperaceae are conspicuous here by their paucity
in species and individuals.
Coll.: M. Nee
30828
11 Feb. 1985
Supported by Fundación Desarollo Cienc. Fis.
Mat. Nat., N.S.F., Natl. Geogr. Soc.
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