Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav.
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Filed As
Piperaceae
Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav. -
Collector(s)
J. A. Steyermark 89156, 05 Feb 1961 - 08 Feb 1961
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Location
Venezuela. Bolívar. Cloud forest on summit of southeast-facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho, N. of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms N of Tumeremo, vicinity of Dehorah. Altiplanicie de Nuria.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4121224
Occurrence ID: d260b660-eae9-48d7-bd64-7ff2a399ed81
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Piperales
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Family
Piperaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
South America
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Country
Venezuela
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State/Province
Bolívar
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Locality
Cloud forest on summit of southeast-facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho, N. of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms N of Tumeremo, vicinity of Dehorah. Altiplanicie de Nuria
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Elevation
Alt. 600 - 650 m. (1969 - 2133 ft.)
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Distribution
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN INSTITUTO BOTANICO, CARACAS-NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Botanical Exploration ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA No. 891# Peperomia alata R. & p. Det.s T. G. Yuncker, Oct* 1962 Epiphyte on tree branches; stem purple and green below, dull green and 2-winged angled above; leaves 3-nerSed, dark green and shining above, silvery below, subcoriaceous spike erect, pale green, 1.5 mm. diam. Vicinity of lake-like area Cloud forest on summit of southeast-facing escarpment, east of Cerro El Picacho, N. of Las Nieves and Las Chicharras, 45 kms. N. of Tumeremo, vicinity of Deborah. Altiplanicie de Nuria, alt. 600-650 m. Julian A. Steyermark __February 5-8, 1961 Field work supported in part by funds provided by the Institute» Botanico, the National Science Found- ation and The New York Botanical Garden. 04121224 04121224
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Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav.