Piper glabrescens (Miq.) C.DC.
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Filed As
Piperaceae
Piper glabrescens (Miq.) C.DC. -
Collector(s)
D. E. Atha 6707 with Josh Simpson and Anees Gharzita, 21 Aug 2008
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Location
Puerto Rico. Ciales. Reserva Tres Picachos, E of the town of Jayuya and road 141 and W of the town of Ciales and road 149, ± north of road 533 at km marker 3.9.
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Description
Shrub or small tree, main stem horizontal, rooting in contact with the soil, aerial stems several, 1-2 cm diam, the nodes thickened; prophylls wide and very conspicious, yellow/green; spikes erect, dirty white when mature.
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Notes (shown on label)
Samples deposited at the Natural Products Repository, NCI-Frederick, Frederick, MD: 6707 root (0X0G-1280-J); 6707 stem (molded, not sent); 6707 twig+inflorescence (0X0G-1281-K); 6707 leaf. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 01087689
Occurrence ID: af4dded2-5700-44d4-9849-103591ae32ec
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Piperales
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Family
Piperaceae
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All Determinations
Piper glabrescens (Miq.) C.DC. det D. E. Atha, 2008
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Puerto Rico
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State/Province
Ciales
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Locality
Reserva Tres Picachos, E of the town of Jayuya and road 141 and W of the town of Ciales and road 149, ± north of road 533 at km marker 3.9
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Elevation
Alt. 601 m. (1972 ft.)
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Coordinates
18.2356, -66.5407
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Distribution
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Piper glabrescens (Miq.) C.DC.