Piper amalago L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper amalago L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. J. Bornstein 972 with Felix Coe, 21 Jun 2005

  • Location

    Guatemala. Peten. Flores Mun. Growing along roadside @ 16.6 km S of parking lot at Tikal Archaeological Site, just beyond gate into park.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4127922

    Occurrence ID: 2dc0d9f0-5567-4ba3-ba81-1facdf871f66

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper amalago L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Guatemala

  • State/Province

    Peten

  • County/Municipio

    Flores Mun.

  • Locality

    Growing along roadside @ 16.6 km S of parking lot at Tikal Archaeological Site, just beyond gate into park.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 290 m. (951 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.1, -89.67

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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Multi-branched shrub @ 2.5 m tall; stems pubescent, glabrescent; leaves
ovate, mostly 5-veined, pubescent on both surfaces; spikes erect, yellow
at anthesis; bracts cucullate, pubescent; fruits crowded along rachis,
conical with evident style, basally pubescent
• Leaf sample for DNA analysis; spikes in FAA for microscopy
A. Bomstein #972 (with Felix Coe)	21 June 2005
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
PLANTS OF GUATEMALA
PIPERACEAE
Piper amalaqo Linnaeus
Peten Dept.: Growing along roadside @ 16.6 km S of parking lot at Tikal
Archaeological Site, just beyond gate into park; 17° 06' N, 89° 40' W;
Elev. 290 m
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