Piper aduncum L.

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Peru

• State/Province

  Loreto

• County/Municipio

  Maynas Prov.

• Locality

  Río Gueppi, tributary of Río Putumayo, northermost tip of Peru, on Ecuador border. Riverside and adjacent forest above Puerto Peru (military post 8 km from mouth of river)

• Elevation

  Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -0.129249, -75.2596

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  5982

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide, Version 2012. Coordinates of river near border were located. Linear extent was calculated as distance between coordinates and Puerto Peru (5970 m). Uncertainty radius was determined using the MaNIS Georef. Calc.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PERU
Loreto
Provincia: Maynas. Rio Gueppi, tributary of
RÍo Putumayo, northernmost tip of Peru, on
Ecuador border, alt. ca. 200 m.; riverside
and adjacent forest above Puerto Peru (mili-
tary post 8 km from mouth of river).
Tree h mj inflorescence erect, greenish,
A. Gentry, C. Diaz, & gl 84>5
N. Jaramillo	14 Hay 1978
Collected under the auspices of the Flora of Peru project, a collaborative effort of the Missouri
Botanical Garden and Field Museum of Natural History in conjunction with the Universidad
Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and the Universidad Nacional de Amazonia Peruana. Field work
supported by the National Science Foundation.
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