Piper guineense
Ashanti Pepper, Benin Pepper
Other regional names: Guinea Cubeb
- Guinea Cubeb
Also known as: Cubeba clusii Miq. +13 more
- Cubeba clusii Miq.
- Piper clusii (Miq.) C.DC.
- Piper demeusei C.DC.
- Piper famechonii Heckel ex C.DC.
- Piper guineense var. clusii (C.DC.) Engl.
- Piper guineense var. congolense C.DC.
- Piper guineense var. gilletii C.DC.
- Piper guineense var. thomeanum C.DC.
- Piper guineense var. velutinum De Wild.
- Piper laurentii De Wild.
- Piper laurentii DeWild.
- Piper leonense C.DC.
- Piper sclerocladum C.DC.
- Piper zenkeri C.DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a climbing epiphyte.
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Piper guineense (commonly known as Ashanti Pepper or Benin pepper) is a climbing epiphyte within the Piperaceae family. It is found natively in Africa. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, The, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre