Piper neesianum C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper neesianum C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 52, 21 Aug 1987

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ca 10mi S of San Ignacio. Chaa Creek Road. Ix Chel Farm.

  • Habitat

    Growing in the understory.

  • Description

    Herb to 2m with stem ca 10cm dia, knobbed; infl spicate, fluffy; flowers whitish-green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85844

    Occurrence ID: d69377cc-00b0-4e43-b8ca-246edb40c424

  • 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. 425

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper neesianum C.DC. det M. H. Nee, 1996

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Ca 10mi S of San Ignacio. Chaa Creek Road. Ix Chel Farm

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.075

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Piper neesianum C. DC.
det. D. E. Atha, 2004
Rosita Arvigo 52
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00085844
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
FLORA OF BELIZE
Piper	^
Latitude: 17 N Longitude: 89 4 "30" W
Cayo District, 10 mi west of San Ignacio, Chaa
W Creek Road, IxChel Farm.
Herb ca 2 m with knobbed stem ca 10 cm dia, in
understoryy flowers in whitish green, fluffy
spikes•
N.V. Cordonsille, Buttonwood, Spanish Elder
Use: Important ingredient in herbal bath mixtures.
Rosita Arvigo 52	August 21, 1987
00085844