Piper

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper

  • Collector(s)

    K. S. Edwards 53 with T. Roe, 19 Jan 1990

  • Location

    Venezuela. Aragua. Mario Briceno Iragorry Mun. Henri Pittier National Park. Pico Guacamaya, trail from El Refugio to peak.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4151837

    Occurrence ID: bc23ffee-e425-49b5-97e3-0ec19b2a943d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Venezuela

  • State/Province

    Aragua

  • County/Municipio

    Mario Briceno Iragorry Mun.

  • Locality

    Henri Pittier National Park. Pico Guacamaya, trail from El Refugio to peak.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1700 m. (5577 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    10.37, -67.67

  • Location Notes

    [South America]

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

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PLANTS OF VENEZUELA
STATE OF ARAGUA, "HENRI PITTIER" NATIONAL PARK
piperaceae/ fi	p ex HERa M Y j
Pico Guacamaya, trail from El Refugio to peak. N10° 22’; W 67 40’.
Above cloud forest. Not dense, canopy open, low, 6-12 m. Few low herbs, Neurolepis
pittieri dominating, mosses & epiphytes abundant. Soil poorly developed with thin
peaty humic layer above. 1700 m alt.
Bush 1.5 m tall with prominent nodes out of which emerge 1 leaf and 1 fruit. Fruit
green, 3-3.5 x 0.5 cm, cylindrical with ovules arranged around axile placenta. Ovules
with black seeds.
K.S. Edwards 53	19 January 1990
with T. Roe
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL - U.CV. FACULTAD DE AGRONOMIA
"HENRI PITTIER" EXPEDITION, VENEZUELA 1989 -1990
04151837