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Catalog #: ASU0044542
Secondary Catalog #: 199699
Taxon: Pothomorphe peltata (L.) Miq.
Family: Piperaceae
Determiner: A. C. Sanders (1991)
Collector: Lucia Vazquez V.   668   
Date: 23 June 1991
Additional Collectors: B. L. Phillips
Locality: Mexico, Colima, Mpio. de Comala. Rancho El Jabalí, 22 km (airline) NNW of Colima in the SW foothills of the Volcan de Colima; Colima-Jalisco line passes through ranch. Along the road from the ranch headquarters to Lago Epazote, near the turnoff to Lago El Jabalí.
19.453333  -103.7
Verbatim Coordinates: 19° 27.2' N 103° 42' W
Elevation: 1325 meters (4346ft)
Habitat: Clay soils on steep volcanic slopes and flats; natural vegetation Ficus-lnga-Celtis forest.
Associated Species: Ficus, Inga, Celtis
Description: A common 1.5 m high shrubby perennial; flower spikes white.
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