Piper retropilosum C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper retropilosum C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Ehringhaus 373 with M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, D. Costa, C. A. Figueiredo, L. Lima, 20 Dec 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Río Tarauacá, Seringal Pacujá, Colocaçao Bahia (house of Sr. Emídio Vieira), left bank of river.

  • Habitat

    Seasonally flooded forest (várzea, baixio). Poorly drained soils.

  • Description

    Small shrub, 0.4 m. Leaves dark green, lighter green in middle, glabrous; twigs pubescent; infructescence erect but appressed to twig. Slight terpenoid odor. Very similar to CE 290, but venation inconspicuous, coloring different, leaf base not auriculate. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 235443

    Occurrence ID: 6586e499-b4d7-4561-aaf0-32cde1199c18

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper retropilosum C.DC. det R. Callejas Posada, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Río Tarauacá, Seringal Pacujá, Colocaçao Bahia (house of Sr. Emídio Vieira), left bank of river.

  • Coordinates

    -8.2917, -71.1075

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 373	Piperaceae
Piper retropilosum C. DC.
det. R. Callejas, 1996
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Tarauaca: Rio Tarauaca, Seringal
Pacuja, Colocagao Bahia (house of Sr. Emidio Vieira), left
bank of river. 08°17’30"S, 71°06’27"W. Seasonally
flooded forest (varzea, baixio). Poorly drained soils.
Small shrub, 0.4 m. Leaves dark green, lighter green in
middle, glabrous; twigs pubescent; infructescence erect but
appressed to twig. Slight terpenoid odor. Very similar to
CE 290, but venation inconspicuous, coloring different,
leaf base not auriculate.
Use: the leaves are applied to bad wounds, possibly
Leishmaniasis wounds; the sap is applied to warts; the tea
is ingested to treat bronchitis and dizziness.
N.V.: texpirau nixpu ["wart remedy Piper"] (Kaxinawa)
C.	Ehringhaus, M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva,
D.	Costa, C. A. Figueiredo & L. Lima 20 Dec 1995
Supported by the National Science Foundation; Sewickley Garden Club
of Allegheny County
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