Piper marginatum Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper marginatum Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1781 with R. Arvigo, A. Cuc, Don Eligio Panti, G. Shropshire & E. Xix, 13 Nov 1987

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca 15km SE of San Ignacio. Near San Antonio.

  • Habitat

    Secondary forest, in disturbed areas. Common.

  • Description

    Herb to 2m; inflorescence spicate, white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85840

    Occurrence ID: e1c2dfe5-8198-4c9c-b57b-913ab34efb3a

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 425

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper marginatum Jacq. det M. H. Nee, 1996

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca 15km SE of San Ignacio. Near San Antonio

  • Coordinates

    17.08, -89

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00085840
BOTANICAL
Oj\ DDgt*iREPORT ANY REIDENTIFICAT10N OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
Piper marginatum Jacq.
det. D. E. Atha, 2004
Michael J. Balick 1781
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
The New York Botanical Garden
PLANTS OF BELIZE
Genus: Pi per
Spec i es:
Authori ty:
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Family: Piperaceae.
Det. By:	/ / •
Field Char.: Herb to 2m with white spikes. Common in 2< forest
and disturbed sites.
Locality: Belize; Cayo District; ca 15km Sftof San Ignacio;
San Antonio.
Geogr. Coord.: 17° 05’ N X 89*00' W.
Local Names: "Buttonwood"(EngIish), "Cordonci11o"{Spanish).
Med Uses: Part of ritual bath mixture before Mayan ceremony.
Part of ritual bath mixture to dispel witchcraft.
Herbal bath mixture before snake bite treatment.
Coll.: M.J.Balick, R.Arvigo, G.Shropshire, A.Cue, E.Xix.
No.: 1781. Coll. Date: 11/13/87.
This is a voucher specimen for anticar\cer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q65S0302-P^)^i>,C5j
Collected under contract to: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
The New York Botanical Garden.
00085840