Piper psilorhachis C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper psilorhachis C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 5602 with Hilberto Tut and Meshack Eliah, 25 Feb 2007

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca. 18 km WSW of San Ignacio, NW side of Macal River, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve.

  • Habitat

    steep slope with outcropping limestone; semideciduous moist forest; prominent species at this site: Amyris sp, Plumeria sp, Comocladia sp, Bursera simaruba, Manilkara sp, Clusia sp, Metopium browneii, Celtis sp, Anthurium schlechtendalianum, Selaginella sp, Adiantum tenerum, Anemia adiantifolia, Gausia maya, Vitex gaumeri, Pedilanthus tithymiloides.

  • Description

    Shrubs or trees to 10 m tall; stems usu several from the base, maximum ca 5 cm radius near the base; bark light brown, spongy with vertical fissures; leaves very numerous, odor when crushed indistinct or grass-like, not spicy or citrus-like.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1070644

    Occurrence ID: 56bb39ae-acb1-41ac-ba90-ee53bdb1af5e

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  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca. 18 km WSW of San Ignacio, NW side of Macal River, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve

  • Elevation

    Alt. 80 m. (262 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.1111, -89.0719

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Belize
Piperaceae
Piperpsilorhachis C. DC.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
Belize. Cayo District. Ca 18 km WSW of San Ignacio, NW
side of Macal River, Chaa Creek Nature Reserve, ca
17°6'40"N, 89°4'19"W. ca 80 m. Steep slope with
outcropping limestone; semideciduous moist forest;
prominent species at this site: Amyris sp, Plumeria sp,
Comocladia sp, Bursera simaruba, Manilkara sp, Clusia sp,
Metopium browneii, Celtis sp, Anthurium
schlechtendalianum, Selaginella sp, Adiantum tenerum,
Anemia adiantifolia, Gausia maya, Vitex gaumeri,
Pedilanthus tithymiloides.
Shrubs or trees to 10 m tall; stems usu several from the base,
maximum ca 5 cm radius near the base; bark light brown,
spongy with vertical fissures; leaves very numerous, odor
when crushed indistinct or grass-like, not spicy or citrus-like.
Daniel Atha, Hilberto Tut and Meshack Eliah 5602
25 Feb 2007
01070644