Piper decumanum L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper decumanum L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. D. E. Elmer 11179, Jul 1909

  • Location

    Philippines. Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Sibulan river.

  • Habitat

    dense forests. Scandent along small or medium sized trees in dense forests of wet stony soil.

  • Description

    stem rigid, terete, 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick, dark green, longitudinally striate, branched all along, but not numerously; branches divaricate, sparingly rebranched; leaves horizontal or only slightly descending, flat, rigidly chartaceous, darker green on the upper surface, the largest ones 3 feet long an proportionately wide; veins very conspicuous beneath, causing grooves on the upper side; infrutescence pendulous upon 2 inches long green peduncles, terete, hard, quite rigid, nearly lemon yellow, more or less crooked and somewhat curved; 1 to 2 feet long; "Baragit".

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4158060

    Occurrence ID: 93145989-b0fb-49b9-9011-1e94d7e0d204

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper decumanum L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • Locality

    Todaya (Mt. Apo), District of Davao, Island of Mindanao. Sibulan river.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 762 m. (2500 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS PLANTS
DISTRIBUTED BY A. D. E. ELMER
TODAYA (MT. APO), DISTRICT OF DAVAO
ISLAND OF MINDANAO, JULY, 1909
1X1 ¥9* liper foratenii 0* SO* seandent along email
W aadiam aiaed traea In dense forests of wet atony soil
ef tfea Slbfclan flirar at 2500 feet; stem rigid, terete, 1/2
to 8/4 taoh thick, dart green, longitudinally striate,
branched all along» but not numerously; branches divaricate,
sparingly rebranched; leaves horizontal or only slightly
¿eaoen&ing, flat* rigidly chsrtaceous* darker green on the
tipper surface, the largest ones 3 feet long and proportion-
ately vital veins very conspicuous beneath, causing grooves
an the upper side; infrutescenoe pendulous upon £ inches
pong green peduncles, terete* hard, quite rigid, nearly
lemon yellow, more or leas crooked end somewhat curved;
f fa E feet long; «Bartgit,*	NO
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