Piper
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Filed As
Piperaceae
Piper -
Collector(s)
W. Harris 355, 13 Jul 1938
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Location
American Samoa. Tau. Luma, cliffs E. of dispensary bdg., 1000 ft. from shore.
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Habitat
In talus foot of cliff, shaded by light growth of forest, medium damp, growing on large lava boulder.
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Specimen Notes
[Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4159040
Occurrence ID: 97b7d378-9e56-4b9f-8e28-30514a13bf60
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Piperales
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Family
Piperaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Oceania
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Country
American Samoa
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Locality
Tau. Luma, cliffs E. of dispensary bdg., 1000 ft. from shore
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Elevation
Alt. 8 m. (26 ft.)
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Coordinates
-14.2295, -169.514
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Coordinate Uncertainty (m)
635
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Georeferencing Method
Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to locate "Dispensary" with certainty; georeferenced to the center of Luma.
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Geodetic Datum
WGS84
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Location Notes
[Pacifica]
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Distribution
T. G. YUNCKER SAMOA, TAU Herbarium of Bernice P. Bishop Museum Luma, cliffs E. of dispensary bdg., in talus foot of cliff, shaded by light growth of forest, medium damp, growing on large lava boulder, 1000 ft. from shore, alt. 25 ft. cou.. Wray Harris Det. No. Lot 2390 Sta. 41 ^July 13,1938 HERBARIUM Harris 355 and 257 probably represent the same species. Piper sp. - juvenile. Further determination impossible at present. This is possibly the form which is passing as “P. Macgllllvrayi var. scandens Warb.* I douBt if it actually falls within the limits of P. puberulum (Benth.) Benth. [i. e. "P. Macgllllvrayi11], which, even when Juvenile, does not have a scandent habit. ACS. 1943. BUMAN 6. YUNCKER HERBARIUM \ OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPti) PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987 38156 04159040
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