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Piper guahamense

C.DC. (1869)

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: A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 336 (1869)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Piper guahamense Koloa District: NTBG greenhouse nursery, cultivated in pots in the Piperaceae section Preserved_Specimen small shrub up to 1m tall leaves cordate ovate glossy smooth dark to light green on top rough frey-green on bottom stems light freen older one with glandular dots and white spreckles spikes solitary at apex with mature spikes. Dunn, L. 425 Kauai BISH 2004-03-17
2 Piper guahamense Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden In dappled shade. Preserved_Specimen A rounded shrub 1.5 m. tall, much branched at the base. Lau, J. 2427 Oahu BISH 1986-05-19
3 Piper guahamense Koloa District, Lawai Valley. Cultivated the National Tropical Botanical Garden. Container grown plants housed in the nursery Preserved_Specimen Erect plant of 3 ft.; stems pale green with white speckles, petiole yellow-green; blade dull to matte yellow to medium green above, below dull pale grey-green; spikes greenish-white. Grown from cuttings rec'd from Waimea Arb.(75s2270), original material collected from NCS Beach, Guam. Flynn, T.W. 6748 Kauai BISH 2000-09-27
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