Piperaceae FAMILY

Peperomia angustata

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Peperomia angustata is a herbaceous, perennial plant with coarse, stout stems up to 40cm tall that can be erect or pendent[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, north through Central America to Mexico.

HabitatEpiphytic on trees or on moist rocks at elevations up to 400 metres in Guatemala[ 343 Title Growing Native Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/ Publisher Australian National Botanic Gardens Year 0 ISBN Description A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants. ]. Moist evergreen forest formations at elevations between 1,200 - 2,000 metres in Costa Rica[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ].