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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 11/20/2012)
 

Flora Data (Last Modified On 11/20/2012)
Species PIPER CULEBRANUM C.DC.
PlaceOfPublication Candollea 1:121, 243. 1923.
Description A shrub or small tree, 2 m. tall; upper internodes comparatively short and slender, loosely to moderately crisp-villous; leaves elliptic, elliptic-oblanceolate or elliptic-subobovate, apex acutely long-acuminate, base 3-5 mm. shorter on one side, obtuse, or longer side cordulate, 5-7 or sometimes 9 cm. wide X 15-20 cm. long, pinnately nerved from the lower half, the nerves 4-5 on each side, with cross- connecting and anastomosing nervules, sparsely white-villous glabrescent above, mostly crisp-villous and slightly scabrous beneath, the nerves more densely so, drying rather thin, green, somewhat glossy, translucent; petiole mostly about 5 plus 3-5 mm. long, crisp-villous, vaginate at the base; spikes 4 mm. thick X 7-9 cm. long; peduncle 1 cm. long, crisp-villous; bracts round-triangular-subpeltate, with a wide, dense yellow fringe; fruit subcylindrical, truncate; stigmas sessile.
Habit shrub tree
Distribution Central Panama.
Specimen CANAL ZONE: Empire, Miller i866; near Fort Randolph, Standley 28622, 28667. COLON: along the Rio Culebra, above Santa Isabel, near sea-level, Pittier 4154; between France Field, Canal Zone and Catival, Standley 30375. PANAMA: Juan Diaz, Standley 306ii; along Rio Juan Diaz above Juan Diaz, alt. 30 m., Allen 934.
Note There is considerable variation in the size of the leaves on the specimens in- cluded here, especially Miller's No. I866, but they agree very well otherwise, and it is believed they all represent the same species.
 
 
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