Piper asterotrichum
C. DC.
Piperaceae Edible: Leaves
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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C. Dennis : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A tree. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves are oval and taper towards the top. The flower spikes are white.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the wet tropics.
Where It Grows
Peru, South America,
Also Known As
Cordoncillo, Kaech, Katech, Unkuch, Untuntup
References (1)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 664
