Piper caninum Blume

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Morobe

• Locality

  Ridge south of Busu stream bed, Yamandi Brothers logging track.

• Elevation

  Alt. 230 m. (755 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -6.58, 146.97

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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BOTANICAL
distributed by
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
NEW YORK BOTANICAI
041579'
University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PIPERACEAE
Piper caninum Bl.
Det. By: W. Takeuchi, December 10, 1992
Field Char: Climber; spikes leaf-opposed, one per
node; white. Leaves thick herbaceous to
subfleshy, shining medium green both surfaces.
Herbage pleasantly aromatic.
Locality: Morobe Province: ridge south of the
Busu stream bed, Yamandi Brothers logging
track.
Habitat: Mature growth forest selectively
logged in the 1970’s, in densely
shaded understory.
230 m, 6°35’S X 146°58’E
W. Takeuchi 8600, December 10, 1992
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z6149-T, U44Z6150-U
U44Z6151-V.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and Forest Research Institute, Lae.
04157977