Piper peltatum
Also known as: Heckeria peltata (L.) Kunth +15 more
- Heckeria peltata (L.) Kunth
- Heckeria scutata (A.Dietr.) Kunth
- Heckeria speciosa (Kunth) Kunth
- Lepianthes peltata (L.) Raf.
- Lepianthes peltata (L.) Raf. ex R.A.Howard
- Peperidia peltata (L.) Kostel.
- Peperomia pruinosa (Kunth) Bonpl.
- Peperomia pruinosa (Kunth) Kunth
- Peperomia scutata A.Dietr.
- Peperomia speciosa (Kunth) Kunth
- Piper gemellum Willd. ex Link
- Piper kadsura var. postelsiana (Maxim.) M.Hiroe
- Piper kadzura var. postelsiana (Maxim.) M.Hiroe
- Piper ottonis (Miq.) C.DC.
- Piper peltatum var. colombianum C.DC.
- Piper peltatum var. hirtellum C.DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Piper peltatum is a rhizomatous plant belonging to the Piperaceae family. Indigenous to North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It belongs to the highly diverse genus Piper, which contains over 2400 distinct species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Galápagos