Piper psilorrhachis C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper psilorrhachis C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 126 with M. J. Balick & G. Shropshire, 18 Jun 1988

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm.

  • Habitat

    In forests, clearings, and in pastures. Common.

  • Description

    Herb to 3m; stems knobbed; leaves aromatic; flowers spiked, white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85853

    Occurrence ID: 0e6d247b-bb82-4253-a27f-f574fbf08b4d

  • 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. 427

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper psilorrhachis C.DC. det R. Callejas Posada, 1988

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PIPERACEAE
Mun. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm. 17°61’N, 89°04fW.
forests, clearings, and pastures. Common.
:b to 3mj stems knobbed; leaves aromatic;
>wers spiked, white.
: Buttonwood, Spanish Elder [English],
Cordonsillo [Spanish].
____ Coaponent of herbal Bath nixture {leaves}. Bathe body
parts in strong decoction
In
Rosita Arvigo 126
with M.J. Balick and G. Shropshire
Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute
June 18, 1988
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