Piper, Croat94489--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Guaycuyacu. 11 Feb 05. 025.jpg
Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Suriname, Venezuela; introduced into Caroline Is., Cuba, Florida, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Samoa (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha (Quito)
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 3 m tall; sap smelling strongly of anise; spikes grey-green, erect.
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia (La Quinta de Sarapiqui Country Inn)
Location Remarks
La Quinta Inn
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Piper
Specific Epithet
auritum
Authorship
Kunth
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 5.7
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#172,803 of 335,497
Top 52%
Extinction probability
6%
