Piper tuberculatum Jacq.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper tuberculatum Jacq.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 47099, 28 Aug 1996

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Santiesteban. 15.5 km (by road) N of Mineros, then 2.2 km E on dirt road. 1.3 km E of Río Chané.

  • Habitat

    Nearly flat, near creek with pools but no running water. Otherwise flat, clay soil, mostly cleared for sugar cane and other crops, with patches of brush and remnant forest with Attalea phalerata (Scheelea princeps).

  • Description

    Shrub 2.5 m. tall. Spikes erect, creamy yellow, then green, the only species of Piper noticed here. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 229832

    Occurrence ID: 9a770a9d-44d3-477c-b584-0f85a6adf80b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

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

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • Locality

    Santiesteban. 15.5 km (by road) N of Mineros, then 2.2 km E on dirt road. 1.3 km E of Río Chané

  • Elevation

    Alt. 225 m. (738 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -16.98, -63.2

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The New York Botanical Garden
No. 47099
Piper tuberculatum Jacq.
det. M. Nee, 1996
Piperaceae
Bolivia, Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Santiesteban, 15.5
km (by road) N of Mineros, then 2.2 km E on dirt road.
1.3 km. E of Río Chañé. 16°59’S, 63°12’W. alt. ca. 225
m. Nearly flat, near creek with pools but no running
water. Otherwise flat, clay soil, mostly cleared for sugar
cane and other crops, with patches of brush and remnant
forest with Attalea phalerata (Scheelea princeps).
Shrub 2.5 m. tall. Spikes erect, creamy yellow, then
green, the only species of Piper noticed here.
Coll: M. Nee
28 Aug 1996
NYdb
00229832