Piper reticulatum L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper reticulatum L.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Ehringhaus 291 with M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, D. Costa, C. A. Figueiredo, L. Lima, 27 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

    Edge of seasonally flooded forest and clearing.

  • Description

    treelet. Tall shrub/small tree, up to 4 m. Leaves large, glabrous, papery, with conspicuous venation; twigs glabrous; infructescence erect; berries green. Terpenoid odor.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 330844

    Occurrence ID: 487c43a8-6b58-496c-8cfc-6be77f5937ef

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper reticulatum L. 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. 291	Piperaceae
Piper reticulatum L. 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. Edge of seasonally flooded forest and clearing.
Tall shrub/small tree, up to 4 m. Leaves large, glabrous, papery, with conspicuous venation; twigs glabrous; infructescence erect; berries green. Terpenoid odor.
Use: against rheumatism.
N.V.: txi txn pei ewapa ["big basket leaf''] (Kaxinawá)
C.	Ehringhaus, M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva,
D.	Costa, C. A. Figueiredo & L. Lima 27 Nov 1995
Supported by the National Science Foundation; Sewickley Garden Club
of Allegheny County
NYdb