Piper flexuosum

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Piper flexuosum

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• <<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length
• <<Inflorescences>Spikes>Length
• <<Inflorescences>Spikes>Thickness
• <<Petiole>Blade>Apex
• <<Petiole>Blade>Base
• <<Petiole>Blade>Dimensions
• <<Petiole>Blade>Shape
• <<Petiole>Blade>Texture
• <Fruits>Stigma
• <Inflorescences>Floral bracts
• <Inflorescences>Growth form
• <Inflorescences>Peduncle
• <Inflorescences>Spikes
• <Petiole>Blade
• <Petiole>Length
• <Petiole>Veins
• Description
• Distribution
• Fruits
• Habit
• Individuals Association
• Inflorescences
• Notes
• Petiole
• Stems

<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.5 cm long1

1. 004-002-001

<<Inflorescences>Spikes>Length

4-6 cm long2

2. 004-003-001

<<Inflorescences>Spikes>Thickness

0.4-0.5 cm thick3

3. 004-003-002

<<Petiole>Blade>Apex

apex acute,4

4. 003-002-004

<<Petiole>Blade>Base

base almost equally attached to petiole, unequally obtuse or acute, glabrous except for veins crisp-pubescent below;5

5. 003-002-005

<<Petiole>Blade>Dimensions

8-13 x 3.5-5.5 cm6

6. 003-002-003

<<Petiole>Blade>Shape

elliptic7

7. 003-002-002

<<Petiole>Blade>Texture

not scabrous8

8. 003-002-001

<Fruits>Stigma

stigmas sessile.9

9. 005-001

<Inflorescences>Floral bracts

floral bracts densely marginally fringed.10

10. 004-004

<Inflorescences>Growth form

erect or slightly curved11

11. 004-001

<Inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle , crisp-pubescent;12

12. 004-002

<Inflorescences>Spikes

spike , , apiculate;13

13. 004-003

<Petiole>Blade

blade , glandular-dotted, , ,14

14. 003-002

<Petiole>Length

0.5 cm long15

15. 003-001

<Petiole>Veins

pinnately veined, secondary veins 5-7 per side, originating from throughout primary vein, prominent below, tertiary veins inconspicuously reticulate.16

16. 003-003

Description

Shrub to 2? m tall. Stem densely crisp- pubescent. Petiole 0.5 cm long, crisp-pubescent, vaginate to apex; blade not scabrous, glandular-dotted, elliptic, 8-13 x 3.5-5.5 cm, apex acute, base almost equally attached to petiole, unequally obtuse or acute, glabrous except for veins crisp-pubescent below; pinnately veined, secondary veins 5-7 per side, originating from throughout primary vein, prominent below, tertiary veins inconspicuously reticulate. Inflorescence erect or slightly curved; peduncle 0.5 cm long, crisp-pubescent; spike 4-6 cm long, 0.4-0.5 cm thick, apiculate; floral bracts densely marginally fringed. Fruits depressed globose or ovoid, glabrous, stigmas sessile.

Distribution

French Guiana present, Guyana present

Guyana and French Guiana (GU: 3; FG: 2).

Fruits

Fruits depressed globose or ovoid, glabrous,17

17. 005

Habit

Shrub to 2? m tall.18

18. 001

Individuals Association

Guyana, Demerara, Parker s.n. Isle Bagatelle, Sinnamary R., Hoff 6372 Guyana, Bonasica, Kortright 8860 Guyana, Mazaruni Station, Forest Dept. 2588

Inflorescences

Inflorescence ;19

19. 004

Notes

“Demerara”, Parker s.n. in Herbarium Hookerianum (Kew) is not the type of Piper flexuosum.
A later homonym exists: P. flexuosum J. Jacq., Eclog. Pl. Rar. 1: 139, t. 93. 1816. Miquel (1844) created much confusion when transferring both species to Artanthe. For Jacquin's species he made the combination A. flexuosa Miq., nom illeg. (p. 454), whereas for the oldest species he chose a new epithet: A. flexicaulis Miq., nom. illeg. (p. 533).

Petiole

Petiole , crisp-pubescent, vaginate to apex;20

20. 003

Stems

Stem densely crisp- pubescent.21

21. 002