Piper aduncum L. belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 5 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 3 countries.
Piper aduncum, CDavidson10901--Costa Rica. La Selva Biol. Station. STR4250. 18 Feb 02. 003.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Piper
Specific Epithet
aduncum
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#161,347 of 335,497
Top 49%
Extinction probability
5%
Location
Costa Rica, Heredia
10.146972, -83.946167
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Braulio Carillo. Roadside barrow near Rio Sucio, off main highway 32.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo
-14.423056, -67.923889
Location Remarks
Madidi, San Jose-Bala, Chalalan, senderos Anta, Tucan y Wabucuro, Bosque amazonico preandino, planicie con dominancia de Iriartea deltoidea, Socratea exhorriza, Otoba parvifolia, Pachira insignis, Quararibea witti y Celtis schippii. 350 m elev.
Collectors
Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Paola Gismondi, Tatiana B. Miranda
Notes
Arbolito de 3 m con amentos blanco amarillentos.
Location
Paraguay, Concepcion
-22.533611, -57.361667
Location Remarks
Estancia Garay Cuê, "Mirador" at top of a steep sandstone bluff with jumbled boulders; forest among rocks. 380 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Isabel Basualdo, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 3 m, streamside; spikes slightly curved, dull white to gray.
Location
Paraguay, Guaira
-25.738056, -56.177778
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Ybyturuzu, road to Granja Francisca; overgrown wet field just beginning to dry. 170 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Shrub 2.5 m tall, spikes erect, cream to green.
Location
Paraguay, Amambay
-22.689167, -56.001667
Location Remarks
Parque Nacional Cerro Corá, between Lorito Picada and Arroyo Aceite-í; dense low forest. 270 m elev.
Collectors
W. Douglas Stevens, Olga Martha Montiel, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
