Piper hostmannianum (Miq.) C.DC.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper hostmannianum (Miq.) C.DC.

  • Collector(s)

    B. M. Boom 4074, 03 Dec 1983

  • Location

    Bolivia. El Beni. Vaca Díez Prov. Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4148305

    Occurrence ID: b07f3740-ab29-495b-bbc3-904b68e50df8

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    El Beni

  • County/Municipio

    Vaca Díez Prov.

  • Locality

    Vicinity of the Chácobo village Alto Ivon

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -11.75, -66.03

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No. 4074
OTAN1CAL
riper
ii„ Tebfos (EM)
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
The New York Botanical Garden
Institute of Economic Botany
PLANTS OF BOLIVIA
Ethnobotany of the Chacobo Indians
Piperaceae
Dept, of Beni, Prov. of Vaca Diez. Vicinity of the Chacobo village Alto Ivon,
I1°45'S 66*G2'W. Tropical Wet Forest, terra firme. Elev. ca. 200 m.
Shrub 2m tall. Fruit spike yellow.
Secondary forest.
Chacobo Name: rarasa.
Use: Stem exudate or masticated leaves
are applied to wounds as a medicine.
Brian M. Boom
3 Dec. 1983
Field work funded by the E.J. Noble Foundation
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