Piper jacquemontianum Kunth

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper jacquemontianum Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 326 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson & G. Shropshire, 23 Mar 1990

  • Location

    Belize. Belize. Altun-Ha.

  • Habitat

    Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2m; stems ribbed; leaves shiny; inflorescence spicate; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85834

    Occurrence ID: 6da18a15-f961-4f07-a8e8-ed181b53d6b3

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 388, 424

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper jacquemontianum Kunth det R. Callejas Posada, 1991

REPORT ANY REIDSWf ICAIION OPTHIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OP ECONOMIC BQTANY, NY
Piper jacquemontianum Kunth
det. D. E. Atha, 2004
Rosita Arvigo 326
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotanj and Floristics of Belize Project
PIPERACEAE
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Belize District. Altun-Ha. Common. 17°46'N,
88°20'W.
Shrub to 2m; stems ribbed; leaves shiny; flowers
spiked.
n.?.: Spanish Elder (feiale) [English].
USE: Analgesic for chest/stoiacn pains {?}. Brink ?infnsion
Anticarcinoiic for skin cancer j?| Bath v oahogany hark
Beaut? aid {ih pi I. Blend fresh juice i oil/petro jelly
NCI Saiple codes: 326 l?s(Q65S-1148-L); 326a stei(Q65S-lI4H); 326b
root{j^5S-1150-I)
Rosita Arvigo 326	March 23, 1990
with R. Arvigo, P. Cocom, R. Cocom, H. Robinson,
and G. Shropshire
Supported by the lational Cancer Institute, the U.S. Agency for
International Bevelopient, and the Metropolitan Life foundation
00085834