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Taxon

Piper guineense Schumach. & Thonn.

Protologue Beskr. Guin. Pl. 19. 1827BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Piper guineense--Uganda.  Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 104.jpg

Piper guineense--Uganda. Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 104.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Piper guineense--Uganda.  Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 105.jpg

Piper guineense--Uganda. Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 105.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Uganda.  Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 103.jpg

Piper guineense--Uganda. Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Uganda.  Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 102.jpg

Piper guineense--Uganda. Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Uganda.  Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 100.jpg

Piper guineense--Uganda. Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 100.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Uganda.  Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 101.jpg

Piper guineense--Uganda. Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 101.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Uganda.  Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 106.jpg

Piper guineense--Uganda. Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 106.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Uganda.  Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 108.jpg

Piper guineense--Uganda. Kibale Forest. 5 Jul 04. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 344.jpg

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 344.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 346.jpg

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 346.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 349.jpg

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 349.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 343.jpg

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 343.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 348.jpg

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 348.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 342.jpg

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 342.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 350.jpg

Piper guineense--Ghana. Aburi Botanic Garden. 11 Dec 03. 350.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 016.jpg

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 016.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 020.jpg

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 017.jpg

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 017.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 103.jpg

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 102.jpg

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 018.jpg

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 018.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 019.jpg

Piper guineense--Kenya. Kakamega Forest. 8 Jul 04. 019.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 109.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 109.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 101.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 101.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 216.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 216.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 217.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 217.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 104.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 104.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 102.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 107.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 107.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 105.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 105.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 106.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 106.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 103.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 219.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 219.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 218.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 218.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 108.jpg

Piper guineense--Cameroon. Limbe Botanic Garden. 4 Dec 03. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineeense, GWalters1617--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 121.jpg

Piper guineeense, GWalters1617--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 121.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineeense, GWalters1617--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 119.jpg

Piper guineeense, GWalters1617--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 119.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineeense, GWalters1617--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 118.jpg

Piper guineeense, GWalters1617--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 118.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineeense, GWalters1617--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 120.jpg

Piper guineeense, GWalters1617--Gabon. Prv. Estuaire. Mondah For. 15 Apr 06. 120.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (191).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (191).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (188).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (188).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (192).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (192).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (218).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (218).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (220).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (220).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (201).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (201).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (212).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (212).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (215).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (215).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (208).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (208).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (222).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (222).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (190).JPG

Piper guineense, C. Davidson 13913--Gabon. M de C. Road past the cabins. 29 Oct 2018DSC09794 (190).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 8 occurrences across 6 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 5, 2004

Location

Uganda

Location Remarks

Kibale Forest

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

December 6, 2003

Location

Cameroon, Southwest, Antsiranana (Limbe, Limbe Botanic Garden)

4.018898, 9.197624

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Leal, M 1093

April 13, 2006

Location

Gabon, Estuaire

0.416278, 9.490083

Location Remarks

Libreville - Aboretum Sibang. Elev. 30 m.

Collectors

Miguel E. Leal, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi, Prance Bissiemou, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

No collection number

July 8, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

December 11, 2003

Location

Ghana, Eastern, Akuapim (Aburi, Aburi Botanic Gardens)

5.8512, -0.17296

Location Remarks

Aburi village, 30 km north of Accra

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

October 12, 2004

Location

Madagascar, Diana, Antsiranana (Ankarangona, Limbe Botanic Garden)

-12.611667, 49.461667

Location Remarks

City of Limbe

Collectors

No collectors specified

C. Davidson 13913

October 29, 2018

Location

Gabon, Estuaire

0.416278, 9.490083

Location Remarks

Libreville - Aboretum Sibang. Elev. 30 m.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David Kenfack, Nestor Engone Obiang, Prance Bissiemou, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Roadside tangle on dirt bank with lots of Gleichenia. Upland moist forest. Liana. Fruit orange, stipitate, pendant axis.

Walters, G 1617

April 15, 2006

Location

Gabon, Estuaire

0.416278, 9.490083

Location Remarks

Libreville - Aboretum Sibang. Elev. 30 m.

Collectors

Gretchen Walters, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Diosdado Nguema, Etienne Mounoumoulossi

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Piperales

Family

Piperaceae

Genus

Piper

Specific Epithet

guineense

Authorship

Schumach. & Thonn.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#225,525 of 335,497

Top 68%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →