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Piper fasciculatum Rudge

Rudge E (1805) Plantarum Guianae rariorum icones et descriptiones Hactenus Ineditae, Sumptibus Auctoris, Typis Richardi Taylor et Soc., Londini, Volumen 1: 9 and table 4


Types

Holotype: Martin s.n. at BM

Isotypes: Martin s.n. at L, P

Syntypes: None specified

Protologue

Foliis ovatis, utrinque laevibus: spicis brevissimis, fasciculatis: bracteis suborbicularibus;

Caulis gracilis, ad articulos subtumidus, teres, vix striatus;
Folia alterna, densa; petioli brevissimi; Laminae duos vel tres pollices longae, ovatae, integerrimae, breviter acuminatae, utrinque laeves; nervus medius crassiusculus, laterales tenues;
Flores in spicis brevissimis fasciculatis quasi axillaribus; pedunculi brevissimi et toti florigeri; bracteae suborbiculares; Antherae subrotundae;

Original document, table 4

Nomenclatural problem: fasciculare or fasciculatum?

Species epithet fasciculare stated in the protologue is incorrect for two reasons. The epithet fasciculare derives from the root fasciculatus. The genus Piper is masculine, so fasciculare becomes fasciculatum, therefore, the correct name for this species is Piper fasciculatum.

Distribution

Not specified

Habitat

Not specified

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