Natural Science Specimen
Natural Science Specimen
Classifier
Scientific Name
Piper latifolium latifolium L.f.
Classification
Family
Genus
Subname
latifolium
Species
Specimen Category
Storage Method
Field Collection Place
Locality Description
New Hebrides [Vanuatu], Central Santo, Kuptana [Kuvutana on the typed label]
Field Collection Date
04 Dec 1975
Field Collection Notes
Edge of village site. (3 ex [examples]).
Bush, ca 4 m high. Bark mauve, glossy, knobbly like kava. Leaves green, glossy top, light green under. Flowers pale yellow-green. Local name: na oioi ara. Fruit: none. Local significance: stems used to poison fish when bubulu (this taken at [?place name] and planted here as [?pretty] (bec. red); other oioi in [?] used for bubulu. Info Vekui [?] 15.12.75.
Duplicate sent to: AD
Field Collector
Field Collection latitude/longitude
-15.4025, 166.96267 (Inf.)
166.96267, 166.96267 (Inf.)
Last Update
09 Aug 2017
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