Piper coruscans Kunth

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper coruscans Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7191, 5 Jul 1985

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. Central Selva, Palcazu Valley: Iscozacin. Flood plain forest along the Palcazu River.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4136954

    Occurrence ID: 9b3e2db6-7528-41aa-8fe6-967321fc0b22

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper coruscans Kunth

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Pasco

  • County/Municipio

    Oxapampa Prov.

  • Locality

    Central Selva, Palcazu Valley: Iscozacin. Flood plain forest along the Palcazu River.

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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The NYBG Institute of Economic Botany
PERU: STATE OF PASCO: OXAPAMPA PROV.
J. Salick 7191	Piperaceae
Piper corascans H.B.K.
det. R. Foster, 1987
Central Selva, Palcazu Valley: Iscozacin.
- Flood plain forest along the Palcazu
River. Area disturbed by escaped cattle.
n.v.: Camrropan
Use: Used as a vapor to promote good health.
5 July 1984
Informant: Enrique Pedro (Amuesha curandero)
Supported by USAID and the Mellon Foundation
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