Piper sarmentosum Roxb.

PLANTS OF THE CAROLINE ISLANDS
Piper/oht C.DC.
PXPERACEAE
COM, NY
CAROLINE ISLANDS
POHNPEI: Nett Municipality, Kolonia; grounds of old Japanese Agricultural
Experiment Station (now called Fohnpei Botanical Garden); old tree plantings
and abandoned weedy areas.
Perennial herb spreading by above-ground stolons; stems erect, 30-40 cm tall.
Lvs dark green, rugose. Inflorescences erect, short white spikes. Naturalized
locally forming dense ground cover in shady areas.
Lat/Long: 6° 57' 24“ N 158° 12 33 E
Elev: 131 ft = 40 m
David H. Lorence 9487	25 JAN 2006
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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