Piper hispidum Sw.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper hispidum Sw.

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Balick 1009 with D. R. Allon, J. P. Razon, Feb 1978

  • Location

    Peru. Loreto. Maynas Prov. Rio Yaguasyacu, affluent of Rio Ampiyacu. Brillo Nuevo and vicinity. In field along path near house. Also in old fields-secondary forest. Bora: kahoohemuba.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4138495

    Occurrence ID: 3cb0da63-d417-46cb-9e5b-e9299ac0b926

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper hispidum Sw.

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Loreto

  • County/Municipio

    Maynas Prov.

  • Locality

    Rio Yaguasyacu, affluent of Rio Ampiyacu. Brillo Nuevo and vicinity. In field along path near house. Also in old fields-secondary forest. Bora: kahoohemuba.

  • Coordinates

    -2.67, -72

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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The New York Botanical Garden
Piper hispidum Swartz
det: Ricardo Callejas. 1985
ECONOMIC BOTANY OF THE BORA INDIANS: PERU
No. 1009	Piperaceae
Dept. Loreto, Prov. Maynas: Rio Yaguasyacu, affluent of Rio Ampiyacu.
Brillo Nuevo and vicinity, approx. lat. 2°40/, long. 72°0(y
Shrub 2 meters tall in field along path
near house. Also in old fields-secondary
forest.
Uses When a baby has a "blister" ("chupo")
in its mouth, squeeze the juice of the
plant from the stem (a sweet juice) and
make it lick the juice frequently until
the’chupo * disappears.
YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04138495
Bora : kahoóhémuba
M.J.Bali ck,0.R.Allon, J. P.Razon 2/78
04138495