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Piper dilatatum

Higuillo
Also known as: Artanthe corylifolia (Kunth) Klotzsch +17 more
  • Artanthe corylifolia (Kunth) Klotzsch
  • Artanthe corylifolia (Kunth) Miq.
  • Artanthe hirtula C.Presl
  • Artanthe ulmifolia (Kunth) Miq.
  • Artanthe ulmifolia var. brevipedunculata Miq.
  • Piper angustilimbum C.DC.
  • Piper balbisianum C.DC.
  • Piper calciseligens Trel. ex Stehlé
  • Piper calciseligens Trel., 1940
  • Piper corylifolium (Kunth) Kunth ex Steud.
  • Piper corylifolium Kunth
  • Piper cryptocarpum Trel. & Yunck.
  • Piper dilatatum f. calcicolens Stehlé
  • Piper dilatatum f. diamantense Trel. ex Stehlé
  • Piper dilatatum f. dilatatum
  • Piper dilatatum f. diversifolium Stehlé
  • Piper dilatatum f. guayranum (C.DC.) Steyerm.
  • Piper dilatatum Rchb. ex Kunth
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Piperaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Piper dilatatum (commonly known as Higuillo) is a shrub or tree within the Piperaceae family. It naturally occurs in South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Northern South America, Southern 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, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

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