Piper arboreum Aubl. subsp. arboreum

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper arboreum Aubl. subsp. arboreum

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4925, 31 Mar 1984

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Prov. Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Habitat

    Tropical wet forest, terra firme; advanced secondary forest.

  • Description

    Shrub 2.5 m. tall. Very young inflorescences. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 555946

    Occurrence ID: 7b471d7d-ec43-4e11-b883-382b59af068d

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • Locality

    Prov. Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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The New York Botanical Garden
Piper arboreum Aubl'et. var arboreum
det: Ricardo Callejas. 1984
BOTAN/CAL
00555946
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
11°45'S 66°02'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Shrub 2.5 m tall. Very young inflorescences.
Advanced secondary forest.
Chacobo Name: Rarasa.
Use: Leaves are crushed and the resulting sap
is put on cuts to promote healing.
Brian M. Boom_Date_n May 1984
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
No. 4925
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
Piperaceae
00555946