Piper acutifolium Ruiz & Pav.
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Filed As
Piperaceae
Piper acutifolium Ruiz & Pav. -
Collector(s)
B. Peyton 588, 16 Jun 1982
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Location
Peru. Cusco. Urubamba Prov. Machu Picchu, on the slopes of Altillero, 2.5 km from km 99 of the Urubamba railroad ( plot #93). Aspect NW, slope 48% Humid Low Mt. Subtropical Forest, below a cliff in an area periodically burned, lower seral stage of vegetation.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4134434
Occurrence ID: 7cdaf363-d899-461d-a9bd-7751820776f5
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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
Peru
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State/Province
Cusco
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County/Municipio
Urubamba Prov.
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Locality
Machu Picchu, on the slopes of Altillero, 2.5 km from km 99 of the Urubamba railroad ( plot #93). Aspect NW, slope 48% Humid Low Mt. Subtropical Forest, below a cliff in an area periodically burned, lower seral stage of vegetation
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Elevation
Alt. 2450 m. (8038 ft.)
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden Piper acutifolium R & P det: R. Callejas. }984 PERU CUSCO Urubamba, Machu Picchu’, on the slopes of Altlllero, 2.5km from km 99 of the Urubamba railroad, (plot #93). altitude 2450 m, aspect NW, slope 48% Humid Low Mt. Subtropics I Forest, below a cliff 1n an area periodically burned; lower serel stege of vegetation. Shrub, ht: to 2m; jointed stem; dark green rough textured leaves; pale green veins; stem brewed in tea to cure cancer. NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN B.Peyton, S.TIlney Peyton 588 16 June 1982 Collected under tne auspices of the Flora of Peru project and the Spectacled Bear Kaeitat study, a collaborative effort of the Missouri Botanical Garden and the Field Museuir of Natural History in con3uction »»ith the Univejrsidad San Antonio Abad, the Universidad Nacional Kayor de San Marcos and the Universidad Nacional de Aoazoma Peruana. Field work supported by the New York Zoological Society. 04134434 04134434
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Piper acutifolium Ruiz & Pav.