Piper anonifolium

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Piper anonifolium

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<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.5-1 cm long1
1. 004-002-001

<<Inflorescences>Spikes>Length

2.5-4(-5) cm long2
2. 004-003-001

<<Inflorescences>Spikes>Thickness

0.2-0.5 cm thick3
3. 004-003-002

<<Infructescences>Fruits>Stigma

stigmas 3, sessile.4
4. 005-002-001

<<Petiole>Blade>Apex

apex acute to short-acuminate,5
5. 003-002-004

<<Petiole>Blade>Base

base equal or almost equally attached to petiole, cuneate or acute, glabrous;6
6. 003-002-005

<<Petiole>Blade>Dimensions

8-16 x 2-4.7 cm7
7. 003-002-003

<<Petiole>Blade>Shape

lanceolate to oblong to elliptic or ovate, 3-4 x longer than wide8
8. 003-002-002

<<Petiole>Blade>Texture

thin-coriaceous to coriaceous, may be somewhat rugose, not scabrous9
9. 003-002-001

<Habit>Height

0.5-3 m tall10
10. 001-001

<Inflorescences>Anthers

anthers opening horizontally.11
11. 004-006

<Inflorescences>Floral bracts

floral bracts cucullate, not fringed, often greyish when dried;12
12. 004-005

<Inflorescences>Growth form

erect13
13. 004-001

<Inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle ;14
14. 004-002

<Inflorescences>Rachises

rachis glabrous;15
15. 004-004

<Inflorescences>Spikes

spike , , white, yellow or (greyish) green, apiculate;16
16. 004-003

<Infructescences>Fruits

fruits depressed globose, glabrous,17
17. 005-002

<Infructescences>Thickness

to 1.2(-2) cm thick18
18. 005-001

<Petiole>Blade

blade , somewhat glandular-dotted, often bicoloured, sometimes glaucous or whitish below in vivo, drying silvery shiny, , ,19
19. 003-002

<Petiole>Length

0.5-1 cm long20
20. 003-001

<Petiole>Veins

pinnately veined, secondary veins 8-12 per side, originating from throughout primary vein, plane to impressed above, prominent below, tertiary veins reticulate.21
21. 003-003

Description

Shrub, occasionally a tree, 0.5-3 m tall, nodose, glabrous. Stem glabrous except for 1 or 2 subnodal lines of hairs decurrent from petioles. Petiole 0.5-1 cm long, canaliculate, ciliate on margin or keel, vaginate at base only; blade thin-coriaceous to coriaceous, may be somewhat rugose, not scabrous, somewhat glandular-dotted, often bicoloured, sometimes glaucous or whitish below in vivo, drying silvery shiny, lanceolate to oblong to elliptic or ovate, 3-4 x longer than wide, 8-16 x 2-4.7 cm, apex acute to short-acuminate, base equal or almost equally attached to petiole, cuneate or acute, glabrous; pinnately veined, secondary veins 8-12 per side, originating from throughout primary vein, plane to impressed above, prominent below, tertiary veins reticulate. Inflorescence erect; peduncle 0.5-1 cm long; spike 2.5-4(-5) cm long, 0.2-0.5 cm thick, white, yellow or (greyish) green, apiculate; rachis glabrous; floral bracts cucullate, not fringed, often greyish when dried; anthers opening horizontally. Infructescence to 1.2(-2) cm thick; fruits depressed globose, glabrous, stigmas 3, sessile.

Distribution

Amazonian Bolivia present, Guianas present, Southern America: Brazil North (Amapá present, Amazonas present, Pará present, Rondônia present); Venezuela (Venezuela present)
The Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil (Amazonas, Rondônia, Pará, Amapá) and Amazonian Bolivia.

Habit

Shrub, occasionally a tree, , nodose, glabrous.22
22. 001

Inflorescences

Inflorescence ;23
23. 004

Infructescences

Infructescence ;24
24. 005

Petiole

Petiole , canaliculate, ciliate on margin or keel, vaginate at base only;25
25. 003

Stems

Stem glabrous except for 1 or 2 subnodal lines of hairs decurrent from petioles.26
26. 002