Piper jacquemontianum Kunth

  • 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

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Ix Chel Farm.

  • Habitat

    In clearings and secondary forest as an understory. Common.

  • Description

    Stems to 2m, notched; leaves shiny, aromatic; flowers in spikes, white, string-like.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85833

    Occurrence ID: eaa3bb5f-e091-4821-bae2-27901c3140ce

  • 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

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper jacquemontianum Kunth det R. Callejas Posada, 1988

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