Piperaceae FAMILY
Piper pyrifolium
Piper pyrifolium
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Piper pyrifolium is an epiphytic, evergreen climbing shrub[ 605 Title Flore de L'Ile de la Reunion Publication Author E. Jacob De Cordemoy Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Librairie Medicale & Scientifique; Paris. Year 1895 ISBN Description Not really a flora, more a list of the plants known at that time. It often includes a brief description of habit and habitat, plus the local uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeAfrica - Madagascar, Reunion.
HabitatAn epiphytic plant growing on trees in forests and ravines at low to middle elevations in Reunion[ 605 Title Flore de L'Ile de la Reunion Publication Author E. Jacob De Cordemoy Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Librairie Medicale & Scientifique; Paris. Year 1895 ISBN Description Not really a flora, more a list of the plants known at that time. It often includes a brief description of habit and habitat, plus the local uses of the plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].