Piper oxycarpum
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Piper oxycarpum is a shrub belonging to the Piperaceae family. Indigenous to the Pacific, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. The genus Piper is notably large, comprising more than 2400 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Southwestern Pacific
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Fiji
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)
Wallis-Futuna Is.