Piper monagasense Yunck.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper monagasense Yunck. ( isotype )

  • Collector(s)

    J. A. Steyermark 61853, 05 Apr 1945

  • Location

    Venezuela. Monagas. Forested southwest-facing slopes of Cerro Negro, above La Sabana de las Piedras, northwest of Caripe.

  • Description

    Shrub 15-20 feet tall; leves subcoriaceous, dark green with sulcate loose areolate nerves above, silvery gray green below with raised nerves; inflorescence pendant, gray green, 3-4 mm. in diameter; in fruit pendant, 7-8 mm. in diameter, greenish white with brownish; youngest leaf furry-white; pubescence on stem and winged petiole soft pale brown. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 251501

    Occurrence ID: 0da264aa-0f3b-4185-97fb-d87848d9fa78

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Monagas

  • Locality

    Forested southwest-facing slopes of Cerro Negro, above La Sabana de las Piedras, northwest of Caripe

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)

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