Difference between revisions of "Piper aduncum"

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Revision as of 20:54, 24 September 2019

Shrubs or small trees, erect, 2-7 m, sparsely pubescent. Leaves: petiole ca. 1/20 length of leaf blade, not winged. Leaf blade oblong, ovate, widely lanceolate to elliptic, 11-24 × 4-8 cm, base obliquely rounded to obliquely cuneate, apex acuminate; surfaces abaxially soft-pubescent, adaxially scabrous. Spikes 8-15 cm. Fruits oblong, 2 sides flattened longitudinally, both ends × truncate, apex depressed, regularly pitted or reticulate; beak minute, ca. 0.1 mm.


Phenology: Flowering all year.
Habitat: Thickets, woodland margins
Elevation: 0-20 m

Distribution

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Fla., West Indies, Central America, South America.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.