Piper silvigaudens Yunck.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper silvigaudens Yunck.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Ehringhaus 385 with M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, D. Costa, C. A. Figueiredo, L. Lima, 25 Dec 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, Seringal Pacujá, Colocaçao Bahia (house of Sr. Imídio Vieira), left bank of the river.

  • Habitat

    Seasonally flooded forest.

  • Description

    Shrub, 1.2 m. Leaves dark green, glabrous, discolored beneath; twigs waxy, glabrous; infructescences yellow, with brownish, papery protrusions; infructescence pendent, strangely appressed to twig. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 235444

    Occurrence ID: e754b3db-1ab4-4de7-9b2b-de990f83ff8c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper silvigaudens Yunck. det R. Callejas Posada, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Tarauacá, Seringal Pacujá, Colocaçao Bahia (house of Sr. Imídio Vieira), left bank of the river.

  • Coordinates

    -8.2917, -71.1075

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Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 385	Piperaceae
Piper silvigaudens Yuncker det. R. Callejas, 1996
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Tarauacá: Rio Tarauacá, Seringal Pacujá, Colocação Bahia (house of Sr. Imídio Vieira), left bank of the river. 08°17’30"S, 71°06’27"W. Seasonally flooded forest.
Shrub, 1.2 m. Leaves dark green, glabrous, discolored beneath; twigs waxy, glabrous; infructescences yellow, with brownish, papery protrusions; infructescence pendent, strangely appressed to twig.
Use: to treat backache.
N.V.: puxu nin nixpu (Kaxinawá)
C.	Ehringhaus, M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva,
D.	Costa, C. A. Figueiredo & L. Lima 25 Dec 1995
Supported by the National Science Foundation; Sewickley Garden Club
of Allegheny County