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Piper capense

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

Linnaeus f.

Propagation

C.S.

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Zimbabwe
• Burundi
• Cameroon
• Equatorial Guinea
• Ghana
• Madagascar
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• St Thomas Island
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Uganda

Natural Habitats

• Forest understorey
• lakeside
• montane forest
• streamside

Flowering Times

• Jan
• Feb
• Mar
• Apr
• May
• Jun
• Jul
• Aug
• Sep
• Oct
• Nov
• Dec

Fruiting Times

• May
• Sep

Weakly erect aromatic or herbaceous subshrub or liane, glabrous or hairy stems, leaves 100mm x 75mm glabrous above villous beneath, creamy-white flowers in terminal spikes to 100mm long, fruit white or green to 4mm long

Further References

• Fzim
• Mobot
• Aluka
• The Plant List 2
• FOTA