Piper ponapense C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper ponapense C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Bee 13 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Jul 2001

  • Location

    Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Salapwuk Village.

  • Habitat

    Roadside, forest, growing on Apwit tree.

  • Description

    Liana. Adventitious. Roots 25-30mm long and held to the tree like ivy. Roots protrude from nodes on mature (7mm diameter) stems. Very mature (30mm diameter) woody stems lose roots and hang free of tree. The top of the plant maintains contact with the host tree. Spadix starts green and matures to red.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 194753

    Occurrence ID: 3ec2e9f6-9021-4ee4-a080-b421792a5ad2

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei. xi, 585.

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper ponapense C.DC.

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • State/Province

    Pohnpei

  • Locality

    Salapwuk Village

  • Elevation

    Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    6.8522, 158.183

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    1000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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