Piper longifolium
Ruiz & Pavon
Long leaf pepper
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Mendkhuu Enkhbayar : Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Description
A tropical herb or shrub of the pepper family (Piperaceae) growing 1-2 m tall, one of between 1000-2000 Piper species found mostly in tropical regions.
Edible Uses
The young leaves are eaten; the fruit is used as a spice.
Traditional Uses
The young leaves are eaten.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, South America, Tropical America,
Notes
There are between 1000-2000 Piper species. They are mostly in the tropics.
Synonyms
References (5)
- Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1766
- Fl. peruv. 1:37, t. 61f. 1798
- Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 504
- Purseglove, J.W., 1968, Tropical Crops Dicotyledons, Longmans. p 437
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
