Piper glabrescens
Doctor Bush, Guyanese Pepper
Also known as: Artanthe glabrescens Miq. +8 more
- Artanthe glabrescens Miq.
- Piper andersonii C.DC.
- Piper limonense var. cardenasianum Trel. ex V.M.Badillo
- Piper nottirhanum Trel. ex Stehlé
- Piper parryanum Trel.
- Piper quentinii Trel.
- Piper quentinii Trel. ex Stehlé, 1940
- Piper treleaseanum Britton & P.Wilson
- Schilleria macrophylla Kunth
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Piper glabrescens (commonly known as Doctor bush or Guyanese pepper) is a shrub or tree 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. 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)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
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