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Piper umbellatum
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Moribane Forest
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Moribane Forest
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Lower slopes Mt Mabu
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Tava marsh, Moribane Forest
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| Synonyms: |
Piper subpeltatum Willd. |
| Common names: | Wild pepper (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
A soft-wooded aromatic evergreen shrub, often straggling. Leaves very broadly ovate to almost round, up to 42 × 40 cm, 11-15-veined from a deeply cordate base, dark green above, much paler green below, mostly hairless on both surfaces, except for the base of the veins above, below and along the margins. Flowers in umbellate groups of 2-8 spikes, often on leafless axillary shoots, creamy-white. Fruit minute, less than 1 mm long. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | umbellatum: bearing flowers in umbels |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Pantropical. |
| Malawi distribution: | S |
| Growth form(s): | Perennial, shrub over 2 m. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 129. Diniz, M.A. (1996). Piperaceae of the Flora Zambesiaca area Kirkia 16(1) Pages 70 - 71. Diniz, M.A. (1997). Piperaceae Flora Zambesiaca 9(2) Pages 25 - 26. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 233. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 67. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 144. White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 433. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: Piper umbellatum
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Piper umbellatumAfrican Plant Database: Piper umbellatum
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Piper umbellatum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Piper umbellatum
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iNaturalist: Piper umbellatum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Piper umbellatum
JSTOR Plant Science: Piper umbellatum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Piper umbellatum
Plants of the World Online: Piper umbellatum
Tropicos: Piper umbellatum
Wikipedia: Piper umbellatum
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