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Piper umbellatum

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

• Sigumber Urat (Malaysia)
• Kimbukombu (Andiri)
• Kobukobu (Nduye)
• Budokomu (Teturi
• Mawambo)
• Collet de Notre-Dame (Haiti)
• Broquelejo (Dominican Republic)
• Poivrier à Ombelles
• Basquiña (Puerto Rico)
• Estrella (Costa Rica)
• SantaMaria (Costa Rica)
• Cordoncillo (Costa Rica)

Geographical Habitats

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• French Guiana
• Hispaniola
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Panama
• Puerto Rico
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• woodland
• secondary vegetation. riverside
• forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Climber-creeper or shrub to 2.7m, glabrous or hirsute stems. Leaves to 300mm x 300mm glabrous above finely puberulent beneath on larger nerves. Glabrous pendulous axillary umbels or spikes to 60mm x 3mm with bracts. Glabrous berry to 4mm diameter.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• USNH
• F indochine
• FOTA
• FOMP
• Ichigawa
• SAFIO
• Standley