Piper

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper

  • Collector(s)

    W. Harris 355, 13 Jul 1938

  • Location

    American Samoa. Tau. Luma, cliffs E. of dispensary bdg., 1000 ft. from shore.

  • Habitat

    In talus foot of cliff, shaded by light growth of forest, medium damp, growing on large lava boulder.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4159040

    Occurrence ID: 97b7d378-9e56-4b9f-8e28-30514a13bf60

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    American Samoa

  • Locality

    Tau. Luma, cliffs E. of dispensary bdg., 1000 ft. from shore

  • Elevation

    Alt. 8 m. (26 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -14.2295, -169.514

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    635

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to locate "Dispensary" with certainty; georeferenced to the center of Luma.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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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
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