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Peperomia pellucida

 
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Authors:
Mansueto, Josel B, Sia,Isidro C, de la Pena, Mario
Title:
Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health - FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND
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Keywords:
Family:
Piperaceae
Field #:
Herbarium #:
Geographic area:
Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
Habitat:
Waste area or pasture land
Latitude /longitude:
Altitude:
404 m
Habit:
An erect, branched, annual herb, shallow rooted
Height:
Reaching up to 40 centimeters high
Roots:
Stem:
Very succulent stems. Stems are round, often about 5 millimeters thick.
Leaves:
Leaves are alternate, heart-shaped and turgid, as transparent and smooth as candle wax.
Inflouresence & flowers:
Tiny dot-like flowers scattered along solitary and leaf-opposed stalk (spike); naked; maturing gradually from the base to the tip; turning brown when ripe.
Fruits:
Seeds:
Additional info:
Leaves and stems may be eaten as vegetable.
Collected by:
Date collected:
Identified_by:
Date identified:
Specimen kept at:
Abstracted by:
Ando, JKA
Date abstracted:
08/03/2015
Province:
Siquijor

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