Piper ponapense C.DC.
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Filed As
Piperaceae
Piper ponapense C.DC. -
Collector(s)
J. Bee 13 with James Dunham, Jon Stafford, Jul 2001
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Location
Federated States of Micronesia. Pohnpei. Salapwuk Village.
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Habitat
Roadside, forest, growing on Apwit tree.
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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.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 194753
Occurrence ID: 3ec2e9f6-9021-4ee4-a080-b421792a5ad2
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Related Publications
[Book] Balick, Michael J. 2009. Ethnobotany of Pohnpei. xi, 585.
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Piperales
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Family
Piperaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Oceania
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Country
Federated States of Micronesia
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State/Province
Pohnpei
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Locality
Salapwuk Village
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Elevation
Alt. 150 m. (492 ft.)
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Coordinates
6.8522, 158.183
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
1000
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Distribution
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Piper ponapense C.DC.