Piper auritum Kunth
Piperaceae
| Collection Number | Croat, T 94489 |
| Collectors | Thomas B. Croat, Christopher Davidson & Sharon R. Christoph |
| Identified By | R. Callejas, from these images, October 2009 |
| Source | C. Davidson |
| Date | 11 February 2005 |
| Country | Ecuador |
| province | Pichincha |
| Location | Reserva Guaycuyacu, along Río Guaycuyacu between Cielo Verde cable crossing over Río Guaycuyacu and village of Santa Rosa near mouth of Río Guaycuyacu at Río Guayabama. 500 m elev. |
| Lat/Long | N 00 13 00 W 78 55 00 |
| Note | Shrub 3 m tall; sap smelling strongly of anise; spikes grey-green, erect. |
Local Habitat
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| Location | Ecuador, Prov. Pichincha, Reserva Guaycuyacu near border with Imbabura Province, along R¡o Guaycuyacu on road from Cielo-Verde to Santa Rosa, near junction of R¡o Guaycuyacu and R¡o Guayabamba., N 00 13 00 W 78 55 00 |
| Date | 10 February 2005 |
| Ecology | Mid-elevation moist forest, ca. 500 m. |
| Comment | A small but very rich fragment of the original forest. |
