Peperomia microphylla Kunth

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Peperomia microphylla Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    B. C. Bennett 1781, 16 Aug 1985

  • Location

    Peru. Puno. Sandia Prov. 1km north of Ura-ayllu, 300m north of switchback, on valley slope near river.

  • Habitat

    High elevation grassland.

  • Description

    Stem fleshy. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158107

    Occurrence ID: 3bcdf3e6-0f15-4c0d-a0fb-3cbab59a9e4a

  • Local Name

    gongona

  • Language
    Quechua
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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Peperomia microphylla Kunth det R. Callejas Posada, 1991

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Puno

  • County/Municipio

    Sandia Prov.

  • Locality

    1km north of Ura-ayllu, 300m north of switchback, on valley slope near river

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3370 m. (11056 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.13, -69.53

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  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Pain

  • Level 3 Use

    Analgesic

  • Use Notes

    Analgesic for earache

The He* York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany of a Qnechna Community in the Highlands of Southern Pern
Project
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PERU, Department of Puno. Province of Sandia.
lkm north of Ura-ayllu, 300m north of
switchtback, on valley slope near river.
14°08'S, 69°32'W. 3370m. High elevation
grassland.
Stem fleshy.
n.v.: Gongona [Quechna].
USE: Analgesic for earache Heaves!
Bradley Bennett 1781	August 16f ¿985
Fnnds provided by national Science Foundation Grant BNS 8313190
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