Piper aduncum (Piperaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Piper aduncum (Piperaceae) from Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH169657 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Piper aduncum L. |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Piper aduncum (Piperaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | A.C. Smith |
| Determination date: | 1943 |
| Determination institution: | Smithsonian... (US) |
| Region: | Melanesia |
| Country: | Fiji |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Viti Levu |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Naitasiri- Rewa boundary: vic. of Mt. Kombalevu. |
| PIER location: | Viti Levu Island (Fiji Islands/Fiji/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | bush lands near cultivation. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 400 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Shrubby tree. 2-3 m. Dbh 6-10 cm. Flower spikes 4 in long. Fruit red when mature. |
| Collector: | Parks, H.E. |
| Collection team: | n/a |
| CollNumber: | 20282 |
| Collection date(s): | v-vii.1927 |
| Voucher comment: | Medicinal. |
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