Piper duckei

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Piper duckei

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<<<Petiole>Blade>Base>Differential distance

0-0.5 cm1
1. 003-002-005-001

<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.4-1.5 cm long2
2. 004-002-001

<<Inflorescences>Spikes>Length

to 16 cm long3
3. 004-003-001

<<Petiole>Blade>Apex

apex (long) acuminate,4
4. 003-002-004

<<Petiole>Blade>Base

base equal or unequally attached to petiole difference , rounded or cordulate, one side may be subacute, glabrous above, hirsute below, veins densely so;5
5. 003-002-005

<<Petiole>Blade>Dimensions

13-21 x 7.5-10 cm6
6. 003-002-003

<<Petiole>Blade>Shape

slightly asymmetrical, broadly elliptic7
7. 003-002-002

<<Petiole>Blade>Texture

not scabrous8
8. 003-002-001

<Fruits>Apex

apex depressed, glandular, pubescent,9
9. 005-001

<Fruits>Stigma

stigmas 3, linear, sessile.10
10. 005-002

<Habit>Height

to 1.5 m tall11
11. 001-001

<Inflorescences>Floral bracts

floral bracts densely marginally fringed.12
12. 004-004

<Inflorescences>Growth form

erect13
13. 004-001

<Inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle , crisp-pubescent;14
14. 004-002

<Inflorescences>Spikes

spike , pink, apiculate;15
15. 004-003

<Petiole>Blade

blade drying glossy above, , not conspicuously glandular-dotted, , ,16
16. 003-002

<Petiole>Length

0.5-1.2 cm long17
17. 003-001

<Petiole>Veins

pinnately veined, secondary veins 4-8 per side, originating from lower 3/4 or 2/3 of primary vein, impressed above, tertiary veins reticulate, prominulous.18
18. 003-003

Description

Shrub to 1.5 m tall. Stem densely hirsute. Petiole 0.5-1.2 cm long, hirsute, broadly vaginate or winged to apex; blade drying glossy above, not scabrous, not conspicuously glandular-dotted, slightly asymmetrical, broadly elliptic, 13-21 x 7.5-10 cm, apex (long) acuminate, base equal or unequally attached to petiole difference 0-0.5 cm, rounded or cordulate, one side may be subacute, glabrous above, hirsute below, veins densely so; pinnately veined, secondary veins 4-8 per side, originating from lower 3/4 or 2/3 of primary vein, impressed above, tertiary veins reticulate, prominulous. Inflorescence erect; peduncle 0.4-1.5 cm long, crisp-pubescent; spike to 16 cm long, pink, apiculate; floral bracts densely marginally fringed. Fruits obpyramidate-trigonous, apex depressed, glandular, pubescent, stigmas 3, linear, sessile.

Distribution

Guyana present, Southern America: Brazil North (Amazonas present, Pará present)
Brazil (Amazonas and Pará) and Guyana; 2 collections studied (GU: 1).

Fruits

Fruits obpyramidate-trigonous,19
19. 005

Habit

Shrub .20
20. 001

Individuals Association

Guyana, Upper Takutu — Upper Essequibo region, Kuyuwini R. trail to Kassikaityu R., Clarke 4385

Inflorescences

Inflorescence ;21
21. 004

Petiole

Petiole , hirsute, broadly vaginate or winged to apex;22
22. 003

Stems

Stem densely hirsute.23
23. 002