Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Piperales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
fallenii
ID:
1094917

Status:
valid

Authors:
A.H.Gentry

Source:
tro

Year:
1980

Citation Micro:
Phytologia 47: 106 (1980)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001094255

Common Names

  • Piper Fallenii
  • Fallen's Peppertree
  • Fallen's Piper

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Description

Piper fallenii (also called Fallen's Pepper, among many other common names) is a species of plant in the Piperaceae family. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree that grows up to 4 m tall. It is native to Central and South America and is found in tropical moist lowland forests and montane forests.

Uses & Benefits

Piper fallenii is used as an ornamental plant, and its leaves are used in traditional medicine to treat fever, headache, stomachache, and other ailments.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Piper fallenii has small, white flowers with yellow-green bracts. Its seeds are small and black, and its seedlings are small and slender.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Piper fallenii is a low-growing, herbaceous plant with long, slender stems. It is easy to propagate by stem cuttings. Take a cutting of a stem with a few leaves attached and place it in a pot of moist soil. Keep the soil moist and in a warm, bright location.

Where to Find Piper fallenii

Piper fallenii is native to tropical regions of Central and South America, including Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Species in the Piper genus

Piper abbadianum, Piper abbreviatum, Piper aberrans, Piper abutiloides, Piper hypoglaucum, Piper coronatibracteum, Piper corozalanum, Piper corrugatum, Piper costulatum, Piper coruscans, Piper corylistachyopsis, Piper costaricense, Piper corcovadense, Piper cordiforme, Piper cornilimbum, Piper corintoananum, Piper crispatum, Piper crenulatibracteum, Piper crenulatum, Piper criniovarium, Piper crassipes, Piper crassinervium, Piper crebrinodum, Piper crassistilum, Piper comatum, Piper colonense, Piper compactum, Piper cordatilimbum, Piper collinum, Piper conversum, Piper constanzanum, Piper cooperi, Piper concinnifolium, Piper consanguineum, Piper confusum, Piper conibaccum, Piper degeneri, Piper dendrophilum, Piper deliciasanum, Piper decurrens, Piper demeraranum, Piper delicatum, Piper davidianum, Piper davidsonii, Piper deamii, Piper deductum, Piper decumanum, Piper diffamatum, Piper dempoanum, Piper dilatatum,

Species in the Piperaceae family

Manekia venezuelana, Manekia obtusa, Manekia naranjoana, Manekia urbani, Manekia incurva, Manekia sydowii, Peperomia megalopoda, Peperomia melanokirrocarpa, Peperomia melinii, Peperomia matlalucaensis, Peperomia meeboldii, Peperomia maxwellana, Peperomia maypurensis, Peperomia tuisana, Peperomia uaupesensis, Peperomia turboensis, Peperomia turialvensis, Peperomia tutuilana, Peperomia udisilvestris, Peperomia macrostachya, Peperomia maculosa, Peperomia maestrana, Peperomia magnoliifolia, Peperomia macedoana, Peperomia mala, Peperomia marchionensis, Peperomia mariannensis, Peperomia marivelesana, Peperomia martiana, Peperomia manarae, Peperomia marahuacensis, Peperomia mantadiana, Peperomia mutilata, Peperomia naitasiriensis, Peperomia muscicola, Peperomia nandalana, Peperomia ripicola, Peperomia rivulorum, Peperomia retivenulosa, Peperomia quadrifolia, Peperomia quadrangularis, Peperomia quaesita, Peperomia quaifei, Peperomia rodriguesiana, Peperomia curtispica, Peperomia cyclophylla, Peperomia cuspidata, Peperomia deppeana, Peperomia defluens, Peperomia degeneri,

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