Piper tuerckheimii C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper tuerckheimii C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    A. Reed 30, 01 Feb 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Toledo. Up the Rio Grande river from San Miguel.

  • Habitat

    Mature forest.

  • Description

    Herb to 1m.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158350

    Occurrence ID: 70638632-33d6-441b-8583-95c63a252636

  • 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. 106, 428

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper tuerckheimii C.DC. det R. Callejas Posada, 1994

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Toledo

  • Locality

    Up the Rio Grande river from San Miguel

  • Coordinates

    16.3, -88.93

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The New York Botanical Garden
Piperaceae
Piper tuerckheimii C. DC.
det. R. Callejas Posada, 1994
Belize. Toledo District: Up the Rio Grande river from San Miguel.
16°18'N, 88°56'W. Mature forest.
Herb to lm.
Use: medicament for "burning bones'VAntiarthritic ? [plant part
unreported]. Boil with A. Reed 31 (Dictyoxiphiumpanamense Hook.) and
34 (.Piper schiedianum Steud.) for 30 min until dark. Drink and bathe
with.
Andrew Reed 30
1 Feb 1990
01158350