Piper carpunya

Ruiz & Pav.

PiperaceaeLeavesSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves - spice

The leaves are used as a spice.

It is a tropical plant.

Amazon, Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, South America,

Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, Venezuela

A tropical shrub in the Piperaceae family native to tropical regions.

Names & Synonyms

Piper lenticellosum C. DC.and others

References (1)

Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 34 (As Piper lenticellosum)