Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Piperales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
impube
ID:
1094270

Status:
valid

Authors:
Trel.

Source:
tro

Year:
1929

Citation Micro:
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 142 (1929)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001093608

Common Names

  • Piper Impube
  • Piper Impube Variegata
  • Piper Impube 'Tricolor'

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Description

Piper impube (also called Impube Pepper, among many other common names) is an evergreen shrub with alternate, simple, ovate-lanceolate leaves. It is native to Mexico and grows in wet and dry forests.

Uses & Benefits

Piper impube is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a houseplant. It is also used as a ground cover in shady areas and as a border plant.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flowers of Piper impube are small, white and clustered in spike-like inflorescences. The seeds are small, round and black. The seedlings are small, with oval-shaped leaves and a single central stem.

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Where to Find Piper impube

Piper impube is native to tropical regions of South America, including Brazil, 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,