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Piper crocatum

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

Ruiz & Pavon

Common Names

• Ornamental Pepper

Geographical Habitats

• Ecuador
• Peru

Natural Habitats

• Forest

Flowering Times

• Oct-Nov (Peru)

Fruiting Times

• Jan

Yellow-villolus hirsute shrub or vine with leaves to 120mm x 50mm, scabrid above & hirsute beneath. Leaf-opposed solitary spikes of flowers to 110mm x 5mm with bracts. Green fruit.

Further References

• Beckett 1990
• Mobot
• Neotrop
• Botanicus
• The Plant List 2
• FOPE