Piper capense
Also known as: Coccobryon capense (L.fil.) Klotzsch +13 more
- Coccobryon capense (L.fil.) Klotzsch
- Cubeba capensis (L.fil.) Miq.
- Peperomia capensis (L.f.) G.Don
- Peperomia capensis (L.fil.) Loudon
- Piper bequaertii De Wild.
- Piper bequaertii DeWild.
- Piper bisexuale C.DC.
- Piper emirnense Baker
- Piper humblotii C.DC.
- Piper molleri C.DC.
- Piper pseudosylvaticum C.DC.
- Piper sacleuxii C.DC.
- Piper trichopodum C.DC.
- Piper volkensii C.DC.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Piper capense is a scrambling shrub or tree belonging to the Piperaceae family. Naturally occurring in Africa, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Piper is notably large, comprising more than 2400 species. 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)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
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)
Bangladesh
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms