Piper

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper

  • Collector(s)

    L. J. Brass 10918, 09 Aug 1959

  • Location

    Papua New Guinea. Eastern Highlands. Mt. Otto, south slopes.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4158925

    Occurrence ID: 1c5b3a61-3847-45be-aa5b-33c67ab39969

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper

  • Region

    Oceania

  • Country

    Papua New Guinea

  • State/Province

    Eastern Highlands

  • Locality

    Mt. Otto, south slopes

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2200 m. (7218 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -5.93557, 145.504

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    2200

  • Georeferencing Method

    Georeferencing Best Practices (Chapman and Wieczor. I placed the point at the ca. 2200 meter elevation contour line along the southern slopes of Mount Otto.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [Pacifica]

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Abundant in young rain forest second growths;
fleshy small tree or tall shrub 3-5 *&•»
flowering spikes white, fruiting spikes orange.
HEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Eastern Highlands District: Mt. Otto, south slopes, alt, 2200 m.
L. J. Brass, no. 30918_August 9. 1959
Collected on the Sixth Archbold Expedition sponsored by the American
Museum of Natural History with the aid of a grant from the
National Science Foundation.
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