Piper auritum Kunth

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper auritum Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    D. L. Lentz 2016, 15 May 1992

  • Location

    Guatemala. Sololá. Village of San Antonio.

  • Description

    Erect spikes, white stems. Phenology of specimen: Flower and Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01158296

    Occurrence ID: 836efe5c-bdd2-4679-bfbb-19e85cf0fb5b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper auritum Kunth det D. E. Atha, 2003

01158296
The New York Botanical Garden
Piperaceae
Piper auritum Kunth
det. Di Atha, 2003
Guatemala. Solola: Village of San Antonio.
Erect spikes, white stems.
Use: Grind up leaves and put on knees for rheumatisms. Also, boil leaf
with some orange leaves and sit over steaming bowl to clear "blood clots".
After childbirth, rub on stomach. Also used to wrap up fish.
David L. Lentz 2016
15 May 1992
01158296