Piper rupununianum Trel. & Yunck.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper rupununianum Trel. & Yunck.

  • Collector(s)

    T. W. Henkel 4411 with R. Williams, S. Fratello, P. Joseph, 15 Nov 1993

  • Location

    Guyana. Potaro-Siparuni. Pakaraima Mts, Mt. Wokomung, ridgeline 0.5km NE of Wokomung escarpment adjacent Ka-Mei-Wah pinnacle.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04150516

    Occurrence ID: c96ec510-c79f-4620-b1cf-50915ed05598

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Guyana

  • State/Province

    Potaro-Siparuni

  • Locality

    Pakaraima Mts, Mt. Wokomung, ridgeline 0.5km NE of Wokomung escarpment adjacent Ka-Mei-Wah pinnacle.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1400 - 1500 m. (4593 - 4921 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    5.0667, -59.8833

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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PLANTS OF THE GUIANAS
Piperaceae
Piper rupununianum Trel. & Yunck.
Det. Gorts & Christenhusz, 2001
GUYANA. Potaro-Siparuni Region. Pakaraima Mts, Mt. Wokomung,
ridgeline 0.5 km NE of Wokomung escarpment adjacent Ka-Mie-Wah
pinnacle. Elevation: 1400-1500 m. 5°4'0"N 59°53'0"W. Medium canopy
cloud forest, 20-30 m; organic soils on sand with numerous sandstone
boulders. Shrub 1.5 m; spikes dark green, 6-9 cm x 0.4 cm. Melastomes,
Arecaceae, Clusiaceae, mixed hardwoods, and abundant pteridophytes.
T.W. Henkel 4411	15 November 1993
With: R. Williams, S. Fratello & P. Joseph
Smithsonian Biological Diversity of the Guianas Program
U.S. National Herbarium (US)
04150516