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Piperaceae

W/C = Wild Collected
Piper cenocladum C. DC.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Piperaceae Agardh.

  • Country of Origin: Costa Rica and surrounding countries
  • Habitat: wet forests in Atlantic lowlands

  • Description: This ant piper has hollow petioles which provide a home for ants, especially of the species Pheidole bicornis.
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Accession Data:

  • Accession # 200800003
  • Source:
  • Provenance: older accession, mislabeled, no accession number. Identity confirmed by Felix Coe, 25JAN08. New accession number assigned. 28JAN08
  • Accession Date: 01-28-2008
  • Bench: 1323 - NEO:Amazonia A
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-20-2010
Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: magnoliids
  • Order: Piperales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Piperaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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