Piper auritum (Piperaceae)
Presented here is information about a herbarium specimen (voucher) of Piper auritum (Piperaceae) from Tongatapu Island (Tongatapu Group/Tonga/Pacific region). For further information, contact webmaster@hear.org.
| Voucher number: | BISH687361 |
| Herbarium (or collector): | Bernice P. Bishop Museum |
| Taxon name on voucher: | Piper auritum Kunth |
| Represents which PIER taxon: | Piper auritum (Piperaceae) |
| Local name: | n/a |
| Info current as of: | 01 October 2003 |
| PIER comments: | n/a |
| Local name language: | n/a |
| Deteriminer: | n/a |
| Determination date: | n/a |
| Determination institution: | Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BISH) |
| Region: | West Polynesia |
| Country: | Tonga |
| Island group: | n/a |
| Island: | Tongatapu |
| State/province: | n/a |
| Town/city: | n/a |
| Locality: | Pea village |
| PIER location: | Tongatapu Island (Tongatapu Group/Tonga/Pacific region) |
| Habitat: | Along roadside. Secondary vegetation with Hibiscus tiliaceus, Samanea, ivy gourd, Commelina, and Siegsbeckia. |
| Elevation (lo/hi): | 5 m |
| Coordinates: | n/a |
| LAT/LON method: | n/a |
| PLDesc: | Erect shrub to 10 ft. Spreading by rhizomes. Crushed leaves with aromatic odour; leaves dark dull green above with pale green veins, below glossy pale green with raised veins; inflorescence white. |
| Collector: | Flynn, T. |
| Collection team: | J.Space & S. Kaufussi |
| CollNumber: | 6818 |
| Collection date(s): | 7.vii.2001 |
| Voucher comment: | n/a |
| "n/a" (above) means "not applicable" or "not available," as appropriate. The template for this page was created on 26 September 2006 by PT; the page contents were last regenerated on 26 September 2006 by PT. |
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