New Piper species from the eastern slopes of the Andes in northern South America

By

Trujillo, William
Trujillo, Edwin
Ortiz, Fausto
Toro, Diego
Jaramillo, M. Alejandra

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

206

Pages

25--48

Subjects

Colombia , Ecuador , north-western Amazon , Peru , Piper hoyoscardozii , Piper indiwasii , Piper nokaidoyitau , Piper velae , Piperaceae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.206.75971

 

Abstract

We describe four new species of Piper from the Amazonian slopes of the northern Andes. Piper hoyoscardozii is distinguished from similar climbing species, P. dryadum and P. flagellicuspe, by its longer peduncles. The Amazonian species Piper indiwasii is distinguished from P. scutilimbum from Panama and northern Colombia by the narrowly spatulate leaf base extension. Piper nokaidoyitau is characterised by the presence of larger leaves and longer spikes than similar species, P. anonifolium and P. hostmannianum. Finally, P. velae is characterised by cordulate leaf bases in all nodes, petioles 0.8–1.5 cm long and pubescent fruits, which easily distinguish it from the related species, P. holdridgeanum.