Piper capense var. capense
Also known as: Piper volkensii f. crassiusculum Peter +2 more
- Piper volkensii f. crassiusculum Peter
- Piper volkensii f. eucordatum Peter
- Piper volkensii f. ovatum Peter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Piperaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a scrambling shrub or tree.
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Originating in Africa, Piper capense var. capense is a scrambling shrub or tree belonging to the Piperaceae family. Within its native range, this variety is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Piper capense, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
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
Base Species & Variations