Piper rudgeanum C.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Piper

Characteristics

Shrub. Stem glabrous, glandular. Petiole 0.3-2 cm long, vaginate to apex; blade not scabrous, densely glandular-dotted on both surfaces, narrowly ovate or lance-elliptic, 9-13 x 2-4 cm, apex acuminate, base almost equal, acute to cuneate, glabrous; pinnately veined, secondary veins 7-10 per side, originating from throughout primary vein, flat above, flat below, marginally loop-connected, tertiary venation reticulate. Inflorescence pendent; peduncle rather stout, 0.5-0.7 cm long, glabrous; spike 1 cm long, not apiculate; floral bracts pilose on inner side and at base. Infructescence recurved, 1 cm long, 0.3 cm thick; fruits ovoid, 2 mm in diam., glabrous, with persistent short style, stigmas 3-4 recurved on short, persistent style.
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Shrub. Stem glabrous, glandular. Petiole 0.3-2 cm long, vaginate to apex; blade not scabrous, densely glandular-dotted on both surfaces, narrowly ovate or lance-elliptic, 9-13 x 2-4 cm, apex acuminate, base almost equal, acute to cuneate, glabrous; pinnately veined, secondary veins 7-10 per side, originating from throughout primary vein, flat above, flat below, marginally loop-connected, tertiary venation reticulate. Inflorescence pendent; peduncle rather stout, 0.5-0.7 cm long, glabrous; spike 1 cm long, not apiculate; floral bracts pilose on inner side and at base. Infructescence recurved, 1 cm long, 0.3 cm thick; fruits ovoid, 2 mm in diam., glabrous, with persistent short style, stigmas 3-4 recurved on short, persistent style.
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Distribution

Piper rudgeanum world distribution map, present in French Guiana and Suriname

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:683170-1
WFO ID wfo-0001265784
COL ID 4J5PY
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INPN ID 735493
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Synonyms

Artanthe rudgeana Piper rudgeanum