Piper amalago L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper amalago L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. Nee 47604, 28 Dec 1997

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Andres Ibanez Prov. On "Brecha 5, km 38", 3 km E of new highway from Santa Cruz to Camiri, the turnoff 29 km S of junction with highway from Santa Cruz to Samaipata.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4135107

    Occurrence ID: 50d0c18c-2b10-4a28-afcb-dea7b27535df

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper amalago L.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Andres Ibanez Prov.

  • Locality

    On "Brecha 5, km 38", 3 km E of new highway from Santa Cruz to Camiri, the turnoff 29 km S of junction with highway from Santa Cruz to Samaipata.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 460 m. (1509 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.07, -63.17

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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The New York Botanical Garden
Piperaceae
Piper amalago L.
det. M. Nee, 1997
Bolivia. Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Andrés Ibáñez: On
"Brecha 5, km 38", 3 km E of new highway from Santa
Cruz to Camiri, the turnoff 29 km S of junction with
highway from Santa Cruz to Samaipata.
18°04’S, 63°10’W. Alt. 460 m.
Slightly rolling, sandy soil, mostly open soybean etc. fields
to the east, still remnant forest to the west. At edge of
field and exposed to wind with very weatherbeaten foliage,
where inthe lee and protected, with normal leaves. Piper
aduncun not seen here; no other species of Piperaceae
seen. Brushy divisions between fields with remnants of
original semi-deciduous subtropical forest plus weedy
invaders such as Solarium riparium and Cnidoscolus
basiacanthus.
Shrub 2 m tall. Spikes erect.
Coll.: M. Nee 47604	28 Dec 1997
Supported by the Fulbright Foundation
04135107