Piper peltatum L.

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper peltatum L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 584 with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, J. Oh & G. Shropshire, 12 Aug 1991

  • Location

    Belize. Toledo. Lubantun Road.

  • Habitat

    Growing along the roadside. Frequent.

  • Description

    Shrub to 2m; stems aromatic; leaves round, deep veined; inflo in a string; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85846

    Occurrence ID: 79984420-fa61-4094-bbb2-9a87cdf747e2

  • Related Publications

    [Book] Balick, Michael J. & Arvigo, Rosita. 2015. Messages from the gods: a guide to the useful plants of Belize. xii + 539 pp.
    Notes: p. 425, 426

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper peltatum L. det R. Callejas Posada, 1994

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Toledo

  • Locality

    Lubantun Road

  • Coordinates

    16.28, -88.97

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00085846
BOTANICAL
Piper peltatum L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2004
Rosita Arvigo 584
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC 80TANY NY
The Mew York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Bthnobotany and Floristics of Belize Project
PIPERACEAE
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Toledo District. Lubantun Road. 16°17'N,
88°58'W. Growing along the roadside. Frequent.
Shrub to 2m: stems aromatic; leaves round, deep
veined; inflo in a string; flowers white.
Chnt-it ("push up your anas”) [Raya (Kekchi)].
Piper (San Diego) ¡English].
USE: Antirheuiatic {whole plant]. To take herbal baths
Kedicaient for prolapsed anns in children Heaves].
Happens 'when children drop so hard*. Heat and insert
Rosita Arvigo 584	August 12, 1991
with P. Cocom, R. Cocom, J. Oh, and G. Shropshire
Supported by the lational Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID, the Retropolitan
Life Foundation, the Overbrook Fonndation, and the Rex Foundation
00085846