Piper tuberculatum
Jacq.
Tuberculate pepper
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Description
A pepper vine in the tropical family Piperaceae.
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Edible Uses
The fruit is eaten.
Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America*, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti*, Honduras, Jamaica*, Mexico, Panama, Peru, South America*, Suriname, Venezuela, West Indies*,
Notes
There are between 1000-2000 Piper species. They are mostly in the tropics.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Anisillo, Cordoncillo, Guayoyo, Guisanillo, Lula bakbak, Pimienta-longa
References (6)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 492
- Bortolotto, I. M., et al, 2018, Lista preliminar das plantas alimenticias nativas de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil. Iheringia, Serie Botanica, Porto Alegre, 73 (supl.):101-116 (As Piper arboreum subsp. tuberculatum)
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 507
- Icon. pl. rar. 2:2, t. 211. 1795 ("1786-1793")
- Plants of Haiti Smithsonian Institute http://botany.si.edu/antilles/West Indies
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- Roa, J. A. G. & Boada, D. S. G., 2018, Fundación para el Fortalecimiento de la Fruticultura y Plantas Alimenticias no Convencionales en Colombia.
