Peperomia acuminata
Ruiz & Pav.
PiperaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring
The leaves are used as a seasoning, either dried or boiled for flavoring.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Antilles, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela, West Indies,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, St Vincent, Venezuela
How to Identify
A leafy tropical herb in the Piperaceae family.
Medicinal Uses
Peperomia acuminata is used in folk medicine as well in foods.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Peperomia acuminata, is a species of flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. Its native range reaches from central South America to Central America and the West Indies.
Names & Synonyms
Culantro de montana
Peperomia nemorosa (Vahl) C. DC.Piper nemorosum Vahland many others
References (3)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 628
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 33
