Piper coruscans
Kunth
Piperaceae
Artanthe amazonica Miq.
Artanthe coruscans (Kunth) Miq.
Artanthe pseudochurumayu (Kunth) Miq.
Piper amazonicum (Miq.) C.DC.
Piper baryanum C. DC.
Piper coactaepilum Trel.
Piper orenocanum C.DC.
Piper pseudochurumayu (Kunth) C. DC.
Piper pseudochurumayu (Kunth) Poepp. ex Steud.
Piper santiaganum Trel.
Piper tingens Trel.
Piper wurdackii Yunck.
Schilleria coruscans (Kunth) Kunth
Steffensia pseudochurumayu Kunth
Common Name:
General Information
Piper coruscans is a shrub that grows 1 - 4 metres tall[
925- Title
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 20 Part 2
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- The British Museum; London.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-565-08027-X
- Description
- A botanical journal, amongst other articles, it contains a revision of the genus Piper (section Churumayu).
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
925- Title
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 20 Part 2
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- The British Museum; London.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-565-08027-X
- Description
- A botanical journal, amongst other articles, it contains a revision of the genus Piper (section Churumayu).
Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana.
Habitat
River banks[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
]. Moist places in evergreen forest, cliff bases and wet steep slopes, stream and river banks; at elevations from sea level to 1,700 metres[
925- Title
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. 20 Part 2
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Publisher
- The British Museum; London.
- Year
- 1990
- ISBN
- 0-565-08027-X
- Description
- A botanical journal, amongst other articles, it contains a revision of the genus Piper (section Churumayu).
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Shrub |
| Height | 2.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The leaves are taken as a remedy for high fevers and are also said to be purgative. They are pounded with a rock and then boiled with water, the resulting decoction being taken by mouth[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The hot leaves are applied as a poultice on children when they have swollen abdomens[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
