Piper aequale Vahl

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper aequale Vahl

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 88978, 03 Feb 1961

  • Location

    Venezuela. Bolívar. Upper steep wooded slopes, southeast of Cerro El Picacho and vicinity, N. of Las Chicharras, 45 kms. north of Tumeremo. Altiplanicie de Nuria.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4134997

    Occurrence ID: 44560613-c273-4f00-b746-817ffc157b4d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper aequale Vahl

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Bolívar

  • Locality

    Upper steep wooded slopes, southeast of Cerro El Picacho and vicinity, N. of Las Chicharras, 45 kms. north of Tumeremo. Altiplanicie de Nuria

  • Elevation

    Alt. 300 - 620 m. (984 - 2034 ft.)

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INSTITUTO BOTANICO, CARACAS-NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Botanical Exploration
ESTADO BOLIVAR, VENEZUELA
No. 88978
Piper aequale Vahl
Det.: T. G. Yuncker, Oct. 1962
Shrub 2 m. tall; leaves firmly membranous, dark green
above, pale green below; spikes sordid gray-green,
h mm, diam.
Upper steep wooded slopes, southeast of
Cerro El Picacho and vicinity, N. of Las Chicharras, 45 kms. north of Tumeremo
Altiplanicie de Nuria, alt. 300-620 m.
Julian A. Steyermark _ February 3, 1961
Field work supported in part by funds provided by the Instituto Botánico, the National Science Found-
ation and The New York Botanical Garden.
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