Piper jacquemontianum Kunth
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Filed As
Piperaceae
Piper jacquemontianum Kunth vel. aff. -
Collector(s)
R. Arvigo 58 with G. Shropshire, A. Cuc, E. Xix & M. Xix, 13 Sep 1987
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Location
Belize. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm.
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Habitat
In clearings and secondary forest as an understory. Common.
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Description
Stems to 2m, notched; leaves shiny, aromatic; flowers in spikes, white, string-like.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 85833
Occurrence ID: eaa3bb5f-e091-4821-bae2-27901c3140ce
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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. 423 -
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Piperales
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Family
Piperaceae
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All Determinations
Piper jacquemontianum Kunth det R. Callejas Posada, 1988
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Cayo
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Locality
Ix Chel Farm
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Coordinates
17, -89.07
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Distribution
Piper jacquemontianum Kunth det. D. E. Atha, 2004 Rosita Arvigo 58 The New York Botanical Garden (NY) NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN 00085833 REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Medicinal Flora of Belize Project . PIPERACEAE Mun. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm. 17°61’N, 89°04'W. In clearings and secondary forest as an understory. Stems to 2m, notched; leaves shiny, aromatic; flowers in spikes, white, string-like. n.v.: Buttonwood, Spanish Elder [English]. Cordonsillo [Spanish]. USE: Component of herbal Lath mixture {leaves}. Bathe with tepid decoction at bedtime. One handful of mixture to two quarts of water. Rosita Arvigo 58 September 13, 1987 with G. Shropshire, A. Cue, E. Xix, and M. Xix Fieldwork supported by the National Cancer Institute 00085833
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Piper jacquemontianum Kunth