Piper amalago L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper amalago L. s.l.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 123 with M. J. Balick & G. Shropshire, 18 Jun 1988

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm.

  • Habitat

    In forests and clearings. Common.

  • Description

    Herb to 2m; stems knobbed; leaves aromatic; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85802

    Occurrence ID: fa1fc69e-19ed-4c1d-af90-c07d77b555de

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 421

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper amalago L. det R. Callejas Posada, 1988

Piper amalago L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2004
Rosita Arvigo 123
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Medicinal Flora of Belize Project
PIPERACEAE
- del i y T. Ca/U^os, S’?
Mun. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm. 17061'N, 89°04’W. In
forests and clearings. Common.
Herb to 2m; stems knobbed; leaves aromatic;
flowers white.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00085802
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
n.v.: Buttonwood, Spanish Elder [English].
Cordonsillo [Spanish].
USE: Conponent of herbal Bath oixture {leaves}
Rosita Arvigo 123	June 18, 1988
with M.J. Balick and G. Shropshire
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute
00085802