Piper auritum Kunth

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper auritum Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    R. I. Vargas 75 with Mobee Weinstein,& Nicodemus Bol, 3 Sep 1998

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Monkey Tail of the Guacamallo river.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2021.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4128171

    Occurrence ID: b39a902a-d72f-4bca-91f7-20c65aefe799

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper auritum Kunth

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Monkey Tail of the Guacamallo river

  • Elevation

    Alt. 400 m. (1312 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    16.73, -88.93

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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Piper auritum H.B.K.
det. D. E. Atha, 2004
Ramon I. Vargas 75
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
W CA
Flora of Belize
Belize Forest Department Herbarium (BRH)
PIPERACEAE
Piper auritum H.B.K.
R. Vargas, M. Weinstein & H. Mai 1998
Belize: Cayo District; Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Monkey Tail
of the Guacamallo river. Growing on embankment.
Altitude: ca 400 m	16 44TM	88 56'W
Herb ca. 2 m tall. Leaves large 30 - 50 cm broad, pungent odor,
thin and soft. Flowers on spikes, pale green, ca 10 - 15 cm long.
Local name(s): bull hoof[English]
Vargas, Ramon Ignacio 75	3-Sep-98
with Mobee Weinstein & Nicodemus Bol
Field Work Supported by Forest Dept, Belize Conservation
Monitoring Center & Las Cuevas Research Station
DatabasedatBRH
04128171