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Piperaceae : Piper fimbriulatum det. Robbin Moran 2016
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COSTA RICA: Puntarenas:: Coto Brus Las Cruces Biological Station 1150 m, 2012.
Petiole cut transversely at stem juncture. The ants (Pheidole bicornis) chew into the stems at this point, which is where the leaf gap is. Thus, no tough vascular tissue to chew through.
Copyright © 2012 by Robbin Moran (contact: kcn2[at]cornell.edu) [ref. DOL41215]
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