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Piper tuberculatum

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

Jacquin

Common Names

• Guayuyo (Dominican Republic)
• Codoncillo (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Jamaica
• Guadeloupe
• Honduras
• Leeward Islands
• Peru
• Trinidad & Tobago

Natural Habitats

• Montane thickets
• woodland
• riverside
• forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Sometimes scandent shrub to 6m, glabrescent stems with lenticels. Leaves to 140mm x 70mm, glabrous above, puberulous beneath, reddish mid-ribs & petioles. Flower spikes to 100mm x 4mm+ with bracts. Glabrous berry.

Further References

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