Piper retrofractum Vahl

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper retrofractum Vahl

  • Collector(s)

    D. D. Soejarto 7666 with O. Fernando, E. Reynoso, 19 Jun 1992

  • Location

    Philippines. Palawan. Taytay Mun. Bgy. Banbanan, northeastern foot of Mt. Capoas.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4158621

    Occurrence ID: 56f0d3fb-7ce8-43a6-acbd-111c73ea449a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper retrofractum Vahl

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Philippines

  • State/Province

    Palawan

  • County/Municipio

    Taytay Mun.

  • Locality

    Bgy. Banbanan, northeastern foot of Mt. Capoas.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 50 m. (164 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.82, 119.32

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF PHILIPPINES
PIPERACEAE
Piper retrofactum Vahl
Det. By: Soejarto & Fernando,
August 1, 1992
Field Char: Creeper on top of bare rock, spikes
light green. In clumps, forest floor.
Locality: Palawan: Taytay, Bgy. Banbanan,
northeastern foot of Mt. Capoas.
Habitat: Lowland mixed Dipterocarp forest with
a canopy height 30 m.
c. 50 m,010°49’N X 119°19’E
Local Names: "Buyu-buyu" (Tag.)
D.D. Soejarto, O. Fernando & E. Reynoso 7666,
June 19, 1992
This is a voucher specimen for
anticancer and anti-AIDS screening
NCI Sample Number(s): U44Z5922-W.
Collected under the sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer
Institute, University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold
Arboretum (Harvard University), Field Museum of
Natural History and Philippine National Herbarium, Manila
04158621