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Piper magnificum

Gentil ex Trel. (1936)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Magnoliids Order: Piperales Family: Piperaceae Genus: Piper

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Publ. Field Columb. Mus., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 187 (1936)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Piper magnificum Honolulu, 3785 old Pali Rd., residence of Betty Ho full sun Preserved_Specimen 0.4 m erect shrub. Leaf undersides reddish purple Lau, J. 2269 Oahu BISH 1986-04-21
2 Piper magnificum Koloa, Lawaii Valley, NTBG, Bamboo Bridge area Preserved_Specimen 3' subshrub; stems pale green, winged; leaves glossy dark green with whitish-green midvein above, maroon to purplish green below; pedunche winged, reddish-maroon; inflorescence whitish green Flynn, T.W. 4261 Kauai BISH 1990-10-09
3 Piper magnificum Koloa, Lawaii Valley, NTBG Preserved_Specimen clump, stems erect, prominently ribbed, to 30 tall, up to 6 branches, older ones deciduous. Adventitious roots at base of stem. Foliage dark green, purple beneath, flower dark green Rueter, L. 3 Kauai BISH 1994-11-17
4 Piper magnificum Lawai Valley, McBryde Garden, West Side of Bamboo Bridge Preserved_Specimen large leaves, glossy, smooth, green on top and red on the bottom, stems wingled, infloresense in leaf axils with red wingedpeduncles, short spikes, 1.5 cm long Dunn, L. 434 Kauai BISH 2004-04-16
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