Piper nudilimbum C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper nudilimbum C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Ehringhaus 338 with M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, D. Costa, C. A. Figueiredo, L. Lima, 05 Dec 1995

  • Location

    Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, Area Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Estirao, (house of Sr. Cabral Rodrigues da Silva), left bank of the river.

  • Habitat

    Open forest (restinga), little undergrowth. Abundant Rinorea sp.

  • Description

    Small shrub, 1 m. Leaves glabrous, papery; stem ridged; inflorescences and infructescences small, erect, cream. Faint lemony odor.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 235440

    Occurrence ID: 2738830a-1b3a-48c3-957e-d056c27624dc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper nudilimbum C.DC. det R. Callejas Posada, 1996

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Brazil

  • State/Province

    Acre

  • County/Municipio

    Tarauacá Mun.

  • Locality

    Rio Tarauacá, Area Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Estirao, (house of Sr. Cabral Rodrigues da Silva), left bank of the river.

  • Coordinates

    -8.3333, -71.3333

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<@> IMAGED
Supported by the National Science Foundation; Sewickley Garden Club
of Allegheny County
Flora of Acre, Brazil
The New York Botanical Garden
Universidade Federal do Acre
No. 338	Piperaceae
Piper nudilimbum C. DC.
det. R. Callejas, 1996
Brazil. Acre, Mun. Tarauacá: Rio Tarauacá, Área
Indígena Praia do Carapaná, Seringal Universo, Colocagáo
Estirao, (house of Sr. Cabral Rodrigues da Silva), left
bank of the river. 08°20’00"S, 71°20’00"W. Open forest
(restinga), little undergrowth. Abundant Rinorea sp..
Small shrub, 1 m. Leaves glabrous, papery; stem ridged;
inflorescences and infructescences small, erect, cream.
Faint lemony odor.
Use: the leaves are chewed against toothache (it is reported
that it may break the tooth into little pieces); the roots are
used as a febrifuge tea.
N.V.: iaix maxaca ["armadillo headskin"] (Kaxinawá)
C.	Ehringhaus, M. S. Silveira, D. C. Daly, R. O. Silva, '
D.	Costa, C. A. Figueiredo & L. Lima 05 Dec 1995
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