Piper veraguense C.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Piper

Characteristics

Shrub or small tree (?), glabrous; leaves ovate, apex sharply acuminate, peltate at one-sixth its length above the subcordately rounded base, 14 cm. wide X 28 cm. long, with 10 nerves arising at the petiole and 2 branches ascending off the midrib on either side above; petiole 12 cm. long, vaginate at the base; spikes 3 mm. thick, much shorter than the blade; peduncle 15 mm. long; bracts angularly subpeltate; ovary and fruit not known.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Piper veraguense world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:683902-1
WFO ID wfo-0000487561
COL ID 77KL3
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Synonyms

Piper peltaphyllum Piper grandilimbum Piper veraguense Piper mutisii Piper peltaphyllum var. lasvueltasanum Piper veraguense var. mutisii Piper veraguense var. veraguense

Lower taxons

Piper veraguense var. venezuelense