G. P. Schultz et al.

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | NEIU Team
Creator role(s):
  • Creator | Creator
  • Piper psilorhachis C. DC., Mexico, G. P. Schultz 1211, F

    Description:
Current Determination: Piper psilorhachis C. DC.
Family: Piperaceae
Coordinates: 21.22 -87.18
Elevation: 10
Habitat/Microhabitat: forest trail to Annona swamp, about 2km. SE of archaeology compound. Old forest (tropical semi-deciduous) with 15m. canopy height. Growing with Bursera simaruba, Lysiloma latisiliquum, Metopium brownei, Ceiba pentandra, Ficus, and Annon.a

Collector(s): G. P. Schultz et al.
Collection Date: 17 July 1999
Description: Uses: En medicina para tratar el pasmo (Arellano et al. 2003:490). Medicine (Balick et al. 2000:54). Common names: Cordoncillo, ya'axpehel che, chuc-suc, kabayash nik (Arellano et al. 2003:490). Buttonwood, chucsuc, cordonsillo, Spanish elder (Balick et al. 2000:54).
Catalog Subset: Economic Botany
Catalog Project: Mesoamerican Ethnobotany, Flowers TCN
EMu IRN: 2114311
OccurenceID: 7ab26d98-cc17-4094-8969-ce3ba872b9a5

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