Piper amalago L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper amalago L. vel. aff.

  • Collector(s)

    W. Warrior 128, 25 Aug 1993

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air), between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel).

  • Habitat

    Ix Chel farm, disturbed area around workshop.

  • Description

    Stems hairy; leaves broad, hairy, dark green with lighter undersides; flowers long, cylindrical, and tapered at the top.

  • Specimen Notes

    duplicates sent to: CICY, MEXU, MO, US

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 840018

    Occurrence ID: 3baa10fa-c7f1-4b6c-8e83-f23f2ddab462

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper amalago L. det M. H. Nee, 1996

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air), between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel)

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.07

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Ethnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
Piperaceae
Piper amalago L. vel. aff.
det. M. Nee, 1996
Belize. Cayo District. SSW of San Ignacio ca. 2 km (by air),
between the Macal River and the intersection of Chial road
and western Highway. (Chaa Creek, Ix Chel).
17°6'N, 89°4'W
Ix Chel farm, disturbed area around workshop.
Stems hairy; leaves broad, hairy, dark green with lighter
undersides; flowers long, cylindrical, and tapered at the top.
N.V. cordoncillo [Spanish]
25 Aug 1993
W. Warrior 128
National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Agency for International
Development
NYdb
00840018