Piper peltatum L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper peltatum L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Higgins 46 with Prosper Paris, 13 Aug 1992

  • Location

    Dominica. Carib Territory. Garden of Lewis Dipigny, 200m up feeder road in Bataka.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1373301

    Occurrence ID: e653211c-e898-4603-b479-eb4bc153a849

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper peltatum L.

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominica

  • Locality

    Carib Territory. Garden of Lewis Dipigny, 200m up feeder road in Bataka

  • Elevation

    Alt. 160 m. (525 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    15.22, -61.27

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

  • Distribution

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WEST INDIES, Dominica. Carib Territory. Garden of Lewis Dupigny, 200m up feeder road in Bataka. 15°13’N, 6l016''w. 160m. Flat ground, moist soil, shade. Encouraged.
Herb to 3b; leaves shiny above, white below, with prominent veination; inflorescence spicate; flowers white.
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James Higgins 46,	August 13, 1992
with Prosper Paris
Fieldwork supported b; the Rational Cancer Institute and Merck Research Laboratories<<<OCR