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Pariparoba
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Pepper family: Piper & Peperomia

Pariparoba

Piper peltatum L.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPariparoba
Dutch—
SpanishHoja corazón
Chinese鳞花木
Scientific namePiper peltatum L.

About this species

Piper peltatum, also known as Pothomorphe peltatum, is a shrub of the drier Neotropics in the black pepper family Piperaceae. It grows to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in height and has peltate leaves 18 cm (7.1 in) long and about 15 cm (5.9 in) wide. The inflorescences are vertical white spikes with multitudes of tiny flowers.

The range of the plant extends from Mexico in the north to Brazil to the south.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderPiperales
FamilyPiperaceae
GenusPiper

In Suriname

49Records in Suriname
1841First record
1972Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini16
  • Paramaribo2
  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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