Piperaceae FAMILY

Piper aduncum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Piper aduncum is an evergreen shrub or small tree with a spreading crown; it can grow from 2 - 8 metres tall. The bole is around 7cm in diameter, often with prop-roots and often branching at or near the base[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. , 447 Title Common Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Publication Author Little E.L.; Wadsworth F.H. Publisher USDA, Forest Service; Washington. Year 1964 ISBN Description Contains detailed information, and usually an illustration, on 250 tree species, including both native and exotic species. ]. A very popular herbal remedy, the plant is commonly gathered from the wild and is sold locally. It is sometimes cultivated to provide soil cover and the plant also has ornamental value[ 359 Title Trees of Sungai Wain Publication Author Website http://www.nationaalherbarium.nl/Sungaiwain/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent site with factsheets on almost 1,000 species of forest trees growing at Sungai Wain in Indonesia. Each factsheet has good quality pictures plus basic information on the ecology and uses of the plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

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

HabitatOpen or disturbed areas, roadsides, forest edges and along streams[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. Disturbed rainforest areas and forest margins[ 413 Title Global Invasive Species Database Publication Author Website http://www.issg.org/database/welcome/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Very detailed information on almost 400 species (with more being added) of plants that have become weeds in areas outside their native range. ].