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Piper hispidum

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

Swartz

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Acre
• Amazonas - Brazil
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Guadeloupe
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Hispaniola
• Leeward Islands
• Panama
• Peru
• Puerto Rico
• Tobago
• Venezuela
• Windward islands

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• wasteland
• jungle edge
• woodland
• riverside woodland
• thickets
• montane areas

Flowering Times

• Oct
• Nov

Fruiting Times

Woody vine, somewhat scandent perennial herb, shrub to 10m or small tree with hirsute scabrous stems. Leaves to 210mm x 110mm, pubescent or scabrous above, rugose with pink veins beneath. Erect dull green flower spikes 125mm x 4mm with pilose bracts

Further References

• NYBG
• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• FOPE
• SAFIO
• Standley