Piper auritum Kunth

  • Filed As

    Piperaceae
    Piper auritum Kunth

  • Collector(s)

    R. Arvigo 810 with Polo Romero, Arcelito Manzarero, Miguel Tzib, Michael Shuc, Teo Williams, 31 May 1994

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village.

  • Habitat

    Archeological site. Common.

  • Description

    Shrub to 4m; stem knobbed, semi-woody, aromatic; inflorescence spicate; flowers white.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 85814

    Occurrence ID: dd60e613-d88a-415d-af47-72c6ec5a5289

  • 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. 422, 423

  • Feedback

    Send comments on this specimen record

  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Piperales

  • Family

    Piperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Piper auritum Kunth det M. H. Nee, 1996

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet Tree Village

  • Coordinates

    17.25, -89.13

  • Distribution

    Map all specimens of this taxon

Piper auritum H.B.K.
det. D. E. Atha, 2004
Rosita Arvigo 810
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
The New York Botanical Garden
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project
PIPERACEAE
Piper auritum H.B.K. .	,
Cayo District. El Pilar, 13km N of San Ignacio, near Bullet
free Village. 17°15’N, 89°08’W. Archeological Site.
Common.
Shrub to 4m; stem knobbed, semi-woody, aromatic;
inflorescence spicate; flowers white.
n.v.: Cowfoot [English].
Obel [Spanish].
USE: Medicament for worms/swellings {lf/rt+lf+st}.
Analgesic for headache/toothache {lf/rt}.
Component of herbal bath/wrap fish to bake {lf/lf},
Rosita Arvigo 810	May 31. 1994
with Polo Romero, Arcelito Manzarero, Miguel Tzib,
Michael Shuc, Teo Williams
Supported by the National Cancer Institute, the U.S. AID, the Overbrook
Foundation, and the Nathan Cummings Foundation
NEW YOflK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00085814
REPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCHER
TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY
00085814