Piper cernuum
Also known as: Artanthe cernua (Vell.) C.Presl +16 more
- Artanthe cernua (Vell.) C.Presl
- Artanthe coccoloboides (Kunth) Miq.
- Artanthe eximia (Kunth) Miq.
- Artanthe spectabilis Miq.
- Artanthe spectabilis var. glabrior Miq.
- Piper cabellense C.DC.
- Piper cernuum f. papillatum Steyerm.
- Piper cernuum f. pubens Steyerm.
- Piper cernuum f. subglabrirameum (Yunck.) Steyerm.
- Piper coccoloboides (Kunth) Kunth ex Steud.
- Piper eximium (Kunth) Steud., 1841
- Piper eximium Kunth
- Piper gigantifolium C.DC.
- Piper gigantifolium var. brevipedunculatum C.DC.
- Piper obliquum var. eximium (Kunth) C.DC.
- Steffensia coccoloboides Kunth
- Steffensia eximia (Kunth) Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Indigenous to South America, Piper cernuum is a shrub or tree belonging to the Piperaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms