Piper nudilimbum C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper nudilimbum C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Ehringhaus 338 with M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, D. Costa, C. A. Figueiredo, L. Lima, 05 Dec 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, Area Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Estirao, (house of Sr. Cabral Rodrigues da Silva), left bank of the river.

  • Habitat

    Open forest (restinga), little undergrowth. Abundant Rinorea sp.

  • Description

    Small shrub, 1 m. Leaves glabrous, papery; stem ridged; inflorescences and infructescences small, erect, cream. Faint lemony odor.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 235440

    Occurrence ID: 2738830a-1b3a-48c3-957e-d056c27624dc

  • Local Name

    iaix maxaca

  • Language
    Kashinawa
  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper nudilimbum 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, Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Estirao, (house of Sr. Cabral Rodrigues da Silva), left bank of the river.

  • Coordinates

    -8.3333, -71.3333

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Antiodontalgic

  • Use Notes

    The leaves are chewed to treat toothache. Some insist that it does not affect the tooth. Others say that the tooth "breaks into little pieces", and is a means of soft tooth extraction

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Infections/Infestations

  • Level 3 Use

    Antipyretic

  • Use Notes

    The roots are used for a febrifuge tea, especially for fevers that have lasted 5-6 days.

  • Level 1 Use

    FUELS/LUMINARIES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified (Fuels/Luminaries)

  • Level 3 Use

    Fuelstuff

  • Use Notes

    The leaves are used for armadillo hunting. They are mixed with dried palm leaves, lit on fire, and stuffed into a partially blocked armadillo hole. The armadillo then rapidly emerges, and can be killed

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Supported by the National Science Foundation; Sewickley Garden Club
of Allegheny County
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 338	Piperaceae
Piper nudilimbum C. DC.
det. R. Callejas, 1996
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Tarauacá: Rio Tarauacá, Área
Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Seringal Universo, Colocagáo
Estirao, (house of Sr. Cabral Rodrigues da Silva), left
bank of the river. 08°20’00"S, 71°20’00"W. Open forest
(restinga), little undergrowth. Abundant Rinorea sp..
Small shrub, 1 m. Leaves glabrous, papery; stem ridged;
inflorescences and infructescences small, erect, cream.
Faint lemony odor.
Use: the leaves are chewed against toothache (it is reported
that it may break the tooth into little pieces); the roots are
used as a febrifuge tea.
N.V.: iaix maxaca ["armadillo headskin"] (Kaxinawá)
C.	Ehringhaus, M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, '
D.	Costa, C. A. Figueiredo & L. Lima 05 Dec 1995
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