Piper piscatorum Trel. & Yunck.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper piscatorum Trel. & Yunck.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4012, 19 Nov 1983

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04150215

    Occurrence ID: e907eb02-01a4-4e16-801e-8aa45b14e7c7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Díez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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The New York Botanical Garden
Piper darienense C.DC.
Secondary forest.
Chacobo Name: nibosa.
Use: Reportedly used as a medicine for
toothache. Exudate from the stem is applied
directly to hurting tooth, or even better
a piece of root is chewed. A very strong
numbing sensation is felt within 30 seconds.
1984
Callen
Ricardo
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Brian M, Boom
Date 19 Nov. 1983
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
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Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11*45'S 66*02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Shrublet, less than lm tall.
4012
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
Piperaceae
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