Piperaceae FAMILY
Piper arboreum
Piper arboreum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Piper arboreum is an evergreen shrub or a small tree; it usually grows from 2 - 8 metres tall, occasionally to 11 metres[ 926 Title Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 19 Publication Author Publisher The British Museum; London. Year 1989 ISBN 0-565-08025-3 Description A botanical journal, amongst other articles, it contains a revision of the genus Piper (section Macrostachys). ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba.
HabitatShady sites in moist, semi-deciduous or deciduous forest; at elevations from sea level to 1,500 metres[ 926 Title Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 19 Publication Author Publisher The British Museum; London. Year 1989 ISBN 0-565-08025-3 Description A botanical journal, amongst other articles, it contains a revision of the genus Piper (section Macrostachys). ].