Piper caninum Blume

• Region

  Oceania

• Country

  Papua New Guinea

• State/Province

  Morobe

• Locality

  Logging road near Markham Village, along the margin of Labu Swamp.

• Elevation

  Alt. 50 - 100 m. (164 - 328 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -6.73254, 146.916

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  200

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point along the western margin of Labu Swamp.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [Pacifica]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PIPERACEAE
Piper caninum Bl.
Det. By: W. Takeuchi, July 16, 1991
Field Char: Climber; leaves chartaceous, dull
dark green above, pale green below; fruits red,
single seed with smooth coat.
Notes: Relatively common, one of several Piper
sp. in area.
Locality: Morobe Province: logging road near
Markham Village, along the margin of Labu
Swamp.
Habitat: Swamp forest on alluvial flats,
periodically flooded forest.
50-100 m,006°43’S X 146°53’E
W. Takeuchi 7150, July 10, 1991
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z0754-F, U44Z0755-G.
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.
04157985