Pothomorphe umbellata (L.) Miq.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Pothomorphe umbellata (L.) Miq.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Salick 7343, 27 Mar 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Pasco. Oxapampa Prov. Central Selva, Palcazu Valley: Iscozacin, above PEPP Project Camp.

  • Specimen Notes

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4159361

    Occurrence ID: e2584dc1-f2e5-48e7-b3ea-b38cf3de6562

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Pasco

  • County/Municipio

    Oxapampa Prov.

  • Locality

    Central Selva, Palcazu Valley: Iscozacin, above PEPP Project Camp.

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

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The NYBG Institute of Economic Botany
PERU: STATE OP PASCO: OXAPAMPA PROV.
J. Salick 7343	Piperaceae
Pothomorphe umbellata (L.) Miq.
det. R. Foster, 1987
Central Selva, Palcazu Valley: Iscozacin,
above PEPP Project Camp.
- Forestry experimental strip in old
secondary forest; clay soil* Strip jgfecut.
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BOTANICAL
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Habit: Herb.
n.v.: Hierba raya
Use: Used to treat the sting of the sting ray
or infections; the leaves are heated over a
flame and applied as a plaster.
27 March 1986
Informant: Juan Quijano, "matero" and
"herbalist" (not Amuesha).
Supported by USAID and the Mellon Foundation
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