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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : R. Hardy Matheson Preserve; E of Old Cutler Road, just S of Snapper Creek Canal, N edge of hammock. 25° 36' 54" N 80° 18' 38" W
Habitat Disturbed ground at hammock edge.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector K. A. Bradley 1414
Collection Date 05 Mar 1998
Accession Number 223159
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Determination History
Piper aduncum L.
Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: Boufford, 1981
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Quail Roost Drive and 154th Avenue.
Description Two plants seen, 3 m high; trunk jointed, green, one branch per node; leaves drooping, turning yellow with age; spike erect, arching, the tip drooping. Not cultivated in the several nearby plant nurseries.
Habitat In disturbed soil, with Schinus, Trema, and Baccharis.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector G. N. Avery 1564
Collection Date 29 Mar 1975
Accession Number 121197
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Edge of Snapper Creek Hammock, along Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. 25° 36' 54" N 80° 18' 38" W
Description Several plants 1-2 m tall.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. Popenoe 2479
Collection Date 20 Feb 1993
Accession Number 207594
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Determination History
Piper aduncum L.
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Big Cypress National Preserve Addition. E of Pinecrest, Loop Road. 25° 43' 60" N 80° 55' 60" W
Description Large shrub.
Habitat Road edge.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. L. Hammer
Collection Date 18 Dec 1984
Accession Number 191189
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , St. Ann Par. : Near Mosely Hall Cave, 1 mi. W of Blackstonedge. 18° 18' 0" N 78° 16' 60" W
Description Shrub ca. 3 m tall.
Habitat Hillside thickets; limestone substrate.
Reproductive State
Elevation 2000 to ft
Collector G. R. Proctor
with G.R. Cooley
Collection Date 15 Jul 1952
Accession Number 11218
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: O.K. Lakela & F. Almeda,
Locality Jamaica. Surrey Co. , Portland Par. : S of Port Antonio on road into John Crow Mountains.
Reproductive State
Collector R. E. Vagner
Collection Date Apr 1967
Accession Number 83823
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Puerto Rico. Patillas Mun. : Reserva Forestal Carite; along PR 184 at the junction with PR 7740; 8 mi. SE of the junction with PR 52 (Autopista).
Description Shrub 3.5 m tall.
Habitat Wet tropical forest along road.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R.P. Sauleda, D.K. Sauleda, M. Ragan, M. Antomarchi
Collection Date 19 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166171
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: Proctor, 1985
Locality Dominican Republic. Distrito Nacional Autopista Duarte, 16 km N of Santo Domingo; roadside. 19° 15' 0" N 70° 4' 60" W
Habitat Bank of dry stream.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch
Collection Date 23 Apr 1970
Accession Number 185090
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Dominican Republic. San Cristobal Prov. Cordillera Central: 9 km al nor-noroeste de Los Cacaos en las orillas del Río Mahomita, en el poblado rural de Calderón. 18° 34' 30" N 70° 17' 60" W
Description 2-2.5 m de alto; común.
Habitat Zona disturbada, casi no vegetación primitiva en la cuenca del río.
Reproductive State
Elevation 480 to m
Collector T. A. Zanoni
with J. Pimentel, R. García
Collection Date 02 May 1984
Accession Number 192754
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Dominican Republic. San Cristobal Prov. En el Río Isa, en el poblado de La Represa. 18° 36' 0" N 70° 13' 0" W
Description 2 m arbusto.
Habitat Bajo la represa; orillas del río, zona húmeda de árboles latifoliados.
Reproductive State
Elevation 120 to m
Collector T. A. Zanoni
with R. García
Collection Date 02 Apr 1984
Accession Number 193335
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Dominican Republic. La Vega Prov. 4 km W of the Santo Domingo-Santiago Highway, on the road to Jima; roadside. 19° 0' 0" N 70° 15' 0" W
Description Shrub 3 m tall; inflorescence white.
Habitat Red soil.
Reproductive State
Collector J. Watson
Collection Date 16 Jul 1981
Accession Number 179479
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Puerto Rico. Comerío Mun. : Along Rio La Plata, 2 mi. NE of Comerío, 0.3 mi. S of the junction of PR 156 and PR 781.
Description Shrub 3.5 m tall.
Habitat On a hill; disturbed forest on hillside.
Reproductive State
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R.P. Sauleda, M. Ragan, J. Lopez
Collection Date 25 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166170
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: Zanoni, 1983
Locality Dominican Republic. Distrito Nacional 8.2 km W of Santo Domingo along DR 1. 18° 29' 10" N 69° 55' 52" W
Habitat Disturbed remnant forest.
Reproductive State
Collector R. P. Sauleda
with D.K. Sauleda, M.E. Ragan, D.D. Dodd
Collection Date 21 Aug 1982
Accession Number 171109
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Jamaica. Middlesex Co. , Clarendon Co. : Mason River Savanna, 2.75 mi. due NW of Kellits. 18° 8' 60" N 77° 13' 60" W
Description Shrub 2.5 m tall.
Habitat Thicket in a sinkhole.
Reproductive State
Elevation 2100 to 2300 ft
Collector G. R. Proctor
Collection Date 28 Mar 1965
Accession Number 66749
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson,
Locality Mexico. Hidalgo San Antonio el Grande. 20° 17' 36" N 98° 2' 6" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. Romero L.
with C. Basilio G.
Collection Date 27 Oct 1997
Accession Number 224295
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Mexico. Jalisco Upper stretches of road above El Durazno to La Cumbre junction; 5.5 km (air) NE of El Durazno; 16 km (air) SSE of Ahuacapán; upper SW facing slope of Sierra de Manantlán (occidental); W side (facing E) of big arroyo (with running water). 19° 33' 16" N 104° 14' 39" W
Habitat Bosque mesofilo de montaña with Podocarpus reichei, Matudaea trinervia and Quercus with Ostrya virginiana, Symplocos, Citharexylum (probably C. mocinnii); with Conostegia volcanalis in understory.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1875 to 1920 m
Collector M. A. Wetter
with T.S. Cochrane, F.J. Santana M.
Collection Date 19 Mar 1989
Accession Number 203504
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson,
Locality Mexico. Oaxaca San Juan Palantla. 17° 50' 48" N 96° 23' 36" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. Martínez
with A. De Jesús
Collection Date 25 Feb 1995
Accession Number 214309
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Honduras. Cortés Dept. Lago de Yojoa, 60 kms SO de San Pedro Sula. 15° 15' 0" N 88° 34' 0" W
Habitat Bosque húmedo tropical.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 600 to m
Collector V. M. Figueroa G.
Collection Date 31 Mar 1985
Accession Number 196776
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Honduras. Atlántida Dept. La Unión, Ceiba. 15° 46' 55" N 86° 47' 25" W
Description Arbusto; 1.70 m.
Habitat Bosque húmedo tropical.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. Velásquez D.
Collection Date 31 Mar 1984
Accession Number 196601
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: M. Nee, 1981
Locality Mexico. Veracruz , Alamo Mun. : 5 km E of Temapache along highway Mex 180. 21° 3' 60" N 97° 34' 60" W
Description Shrub 4 m tall; spikes arching.
Habitat Selva Mediana Subperrenifolia; steep forested slope above road, relatively undisturbed, with much Bursera; Roadside.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 100 to m
Collector B. F. Hansen
with M. Nee
Collection Date 23 Jun 1980
Accession Number 158178
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: J. Conrad, 1975
Locality Panama. Canal Zone Prov. Along Gaillard Highway, 0.5 km NW of Summit Gardens. 9° 4' 0" N 79° 39' 0" W
Description Shrub 4 m tall.
Habitat Grassy open bank.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector M. Nee
Collection Date 16 Sep 1973
Accession Number 120240
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: McDaniel,
Locality Panama. Canal Zone Prov. Curundu, Survival School area. 8° 58' 60" N 79° 32' 60" W
Description 10 ft. tall, 1 in. diameter at breast height.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. L. Tyson
Collection Date 27 Sep 1965
Accession Number 83413
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Los Planes; 25 km al NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Arbusto 2 m; Espádice negra.
Habitat Bosque húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1500 to m
Collector S. Y. Chévez
Collection Date 11 Mar 1984
Accession Number 195502
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Honduras. Santa Bárbara Dept. Alrededores del lago de Yojoa, 90 km S de San Pedro Sula. 15° 15' 0" N 88° 34' 0" W
Description Arbusto 2 m espádice blanco.
Habitat Bosque muy húmedo subtropical; campo abierto.
Reproductive State
Elevation 630 to m
Collector A. Ortega
Collection Date 10 Mar 1985
Accession Number 194670
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson,
Locality Mexico. Oaxaca San Juan Palantla. 17° 50' 48" N 96° 23' 36" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector B. Martínez
with A. De Jesús
Collection Date 25 May 1995
Accession Number 216632
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: A. Gentry, 1978
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Piper eriopodon (Miq.) C. DC.
Locality Ecuador. Los Ríos Prov. , Vinces Canton : Jauneche Forest, between Mocachi and Palenque on Estero Peñafiel. 1° 26' 17" S 79° 45' 23" W
Description Shrub to 2 m tall; spikes white.
Habitat In mature forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 70 to m
Collector C. H. Dodson
with T. Dodson, A. Embree, R. Perry
Collection Date 15 Aug 1978
Accession Number 181353
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Colombia. Magdalena Dept. Santa Marta. 7° 7' 0" N 73° 25' 60" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector Herbert H. Smith
Collection Date 1898-1901
Accession Number 56263
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Guatemala. Escuintla Dept. 31 mi. SW of Estencia.
Description Heliconia with pendant inflorescence; pink flowers.
Habitat A steep roadcut.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 2000 to ft
Collector M. Pennell
with D. Dunn, C. Dziekanowski
Collection Date 04 Aug 1978
Accession Number 134978
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: G. G. Robinson,
Locality Mexico. Hidalgo San Antonio el Grande. 20° 17' 36" N 98° 2' 6" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector E. Romero L.
with C. Basilio G.
Collection Date 26 Dec 1997
Accession Number 224241
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Venezuela. Distrito Federal Near the Forestry Station at Cariaco, ca. 10 mi. N of Caracas. 10° 30' 0" N 66° 55' 0" W
Habitat Rainforest area including some disturbed and altered vegetation.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector R. W. Long
with K.J. Norstog
Collection Date 05 Oct 1971
Accession Number 220001
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Mexico. Jalisco Right at "ojo de agua"; 1 km SW of Zenzontla, "Manantial"; NE-facing slopes above Río Ayuquila, 13-14 km (by air) SE of El Chante. 19° 39' 6" N 104° 5' 3" W
Description Tall shrub with many stems.
Habitat Disturbed open gallery forest (bosque tropical caducifolio perturbado) along a small stream (now channelized into a flume), dominated by Enterolobium cyclocarpum-Albizia tomentosa-Ficus glabrata-F. isophlebia-Brosimum alicastrum; upper stretch of trail with least (but still badly) disturbed forest remnants near spot where water gushes from hillside (acueducto cerca del ojo de agua).
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 900 to 940 m
Collector T. S. Cochrane
with M.A. Wetter, F.J. Santana M.
Collection Date 15 Mar 1989
Accession Number 200551
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Tatumbla, 25 km SE de Tegucigalpa. 15° 37' 60" N 88° 15' 0" W
Habitat Bosque húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1300 to m
Collector C. Bendeck
Collection Date 18 May 1985
Accession Number 196373
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Honduras. Olancho Dept. Alrededores de Campamento, 140 km NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Habitat Bosque húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1020 to m
Collector C. Sherman
Collection Date 28 Apr 1985
Accession Number 196076
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Aldea del Chimbo, 8 km al NE de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Arbusto 2.5 m.
Habitat Bosque humedo sub-tropical.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1400 to m
Collector G. Adolfo Torres
Collection Date 19 May 1984
Accession Number 195707
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Honduras. Atlántida Dept. La Unión, Ceiba. 15° 46' 55" N 86° 47' 25" W
Description Arbusto, 1.7 m.
Habitat Bosque húmedo tropical.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector D. Velásquez D.
Collection Date 31 Mar 1984
Accession Number 194242
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Ecuador. Pichincha Prov. Km 5 Toachi - Las Pampas; off main road Santo Domingo - Quito. 0° 6' 40" S 79° 13' 23" W
Description Shrub 2 m tall; spikes white.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1000 to m
Collector C. H. Dodson
with A.H. Gentry
Collection Date 21 May 1983
Accession Number 203902
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L.
Locality Ecuador. Pichincha Prov. Km 5 Toachi - Las Pampas; off main road Santo Domingo - Quito. 0° 6' 40" S 79° 13' 23" W
Description Shrub 2 m tall; spikes white.
Reproductive State Fertile
Elevation 1000 to m
Collector C. H. Dodson
with A.H. Gentry
Collection Date 21 May 1983
Accession Number 203901
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Piper aduncum
Family Name Piperaceae
Currently Accepted Name Piper aduncum L. - Determined By: K. U. Kramer,
Locality Suriname. Brokopondo Distr. Near Brokobaka, W of village Brokopondo. 5° 3' 39" N 54° 58' 24" W
Description Small shrub.
Habitat Forest.
Reproductive State Fertile
Collector J. van Donsellaar
Collection Date 06 Oct 1966
Accession Number 83229
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