Piper pellitum C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper pellitum C.DC. vel. aff.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Ehringhaus 323 with M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, D. Costa, C. A. Figueiredo, L. Lima, 30 Nov 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, Area Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Colocaçao Remanso dos Botos (house of Joaquim Mana Paulo), right bank, ca. 1 km into the forest.

  • Habitat

    Seasonally flooded forest. Poorly drained soils.

  • Description

    Shrub 2 m. Young leaves yellow; mature leaves dark green, glabrous; inflorescence erect, gray. Intense terpenoid odor.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 235434

    Occurrence ID: 185fb5ed-8a18-42f1-a742-32297894c5f8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

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

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Tarauacá, Area Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Colocaçao Remanso dos Botos (house of Joaquim Mana Paulo), right bank, ca. 1 km into the forest.

  • Coordinates

    -8.4606, -71.3731

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 323	Piperaceae
Piper pellitum C. DC. vel. aff. det. R. Callejas, 1996
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Tarauacá: Rio Tarauacá, Área Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Colocação Remanso dos Bôtos (house of Joaquim Mana Paulo), right bank, ca. 1 km into the forest. 08°27’38"S, 71°22’23"W. Seasonally flooded forest. Poorly drained soils.
Shrub 2 m. Young leaves yellow; mature leaves dark green, glabrous; inflorescence erect, gray. Intense terpenoid odor.
Use: to paint teeth; to treat wounds and blisters in the mouth and body pains.
N.V.: xuan hina nixpu ["bony tail Piper"] (Kaxinawá)
C.	Ehringhaus, M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva,
D.	Costa, C. A. Figueiredo & L. Lima 30 Nov 1995
Supported by the National Science Foundation; Sewickley Garden Club
of Allegheny County
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