Piper hispidum Sw.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper hispidum Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    L. P. Kvist 40194, 9 Jun 1982

  • Location

    Ecuador. Pichincha. Quito (Canton). In the Colorado community "Congoma Grande" at km 23 on the Santa Domingo - Puerto Limón road. Swampy disturbed forest along a stream.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4138325

    Occurrence ID: 5efdb08f-4240-413b-b03c-824dc0615691

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper hispidum Sw.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Pichincha

  • County/Municipio

    Quito (Canton)

  • Locality

    In the Colorado community "Congoma Grande" at km 23 on the Santa Domingo - Puerto Limón road. Swampy disturbed forest along a stream.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 100 m. (328 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -0.35, -79.37

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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Collected by L. P. Kvist
No. 40194
Piper hispidum Sw.
Piperaceae
Prov. PICHINCHA:
In the Colorado community "Congoma Grande” at km. 23
on the Santa Domingo - Puerto Limón road. Swampy
disturbed forest along a stream. (79°22*W 0°21»s)
Alt. 100 m. 9 June 1982.
NEW YORK BOTANJCAL GARDEN
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Shrub, 2-3 m tall. In primary forest. Leaves light
green beneath.
Nom. Vern.: Cototo anpo (Colorado):
Use: The leaves are used for a bath ("bano de calien-
tew) when during illness the patient feels cold._
Botanical Institute, University of Aarhus, Denmark (AAU). Project directed by LB.Holm-Nlelsen and B.0llgaard
In collaboration with P. Universidad Catollca (QCA) and Museo Ecuatorlano ds Clenclas Naturales (QNA), Quito.
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