Piper amalago L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper amalago L.

  • Collector(s)

    A. J. Bornstein 964 with Felix Coe, 20 Jun 2005

  • Location

    Guatemala. Izabal. Livingston Mun. Growing in roadside forest, 7.6 Km N of Rio Dulce on road to Poptun and Flores, near aldea La Libertad.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4127926

    Occurrence ID: 30634cf0-09da-475d-8fd0-2a5bae5689eb

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper amalago L.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Guatemala

  • State/Province

    Izabal

  • County/Municipio

    Livingston Mun.

  • Locality

    Growing in roadside forest, 7.6 Km N of Rio Dulce on road to Poptun and Flores, near aldea La Libertad.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 75 m. (246 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    15.72, -89.05

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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PLANTS OF GUATEMALA
PIPERACEAE
Piper amalaqo Linnaeus
Izabal Dept.: Growing in roadside forest, 7.6 km N of Río Dulce on road to
Poptún and Flores, near aldea La Libertad; 15° 43' N, 89° 03' W; Elev. 75 m
Shrub @ 3 m tall, ± glabrous throughout; leaves ovate with 5 main veins;
spikes erect yellow at anthesis; bracts cucullate, abaxially pubescent; fruits
green, conical, basally pubescent, crowded along rachis
• Leaf sample for DNA analysis; spikes in FAA for microscopy
A. Bomstein #964 (with Felix Coe)	20 June 2005
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
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