Piper capense L.f.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper capense L.f.

  • Collector(s)

    K. Wakanene Mbuthia 3 with Onesmus Mwangangi, 7 Jun 1999

  • Location

    Kenya. Taita Taveta. Nganago [Ngangao] forest, southern edge... east sloping.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04151881

    Occurrence ID: 797eaf3d-6905-47ee-b2c2-92070be6edb7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper capense L.f.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Kenya

  • State/Province

    Taita Taveta

  • Locality

    Nganago [Ngangao] forest, southern edge... east sloping

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1700 m. (5577 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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WILLARD SHERMAN TURRELL HERBARIUM (MU)
Plants of Kenya, Africa
Piper carpense L.	(Piperaceae)
Nganago forest, southern edge. Closed canopy forest, east
sloping, dominated by Albizia gummifera, Tabernaemontana
stapfiana, and Phoenix reclinata. Alt. 1700m. Locally
common herb; 3 m; broadly ovate leaves, stems with swollen
nodes, flowers in white spikes.
leg. Kamau Wakanene Mbuthia & Onesmus Mwangangi #3
7 June 1999
Department of Botany, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
04151881