Peperomia angustata
Trel.
Piperaceae
Peperomia crassiuscula Millsp.
Peperomia friabilis Trel.
Peperomia harlingii Yunck.
Peperomia martagonifolia C.DC.
Peperomia rhexiifolia Moritz ex C.DC.
Peperomia semimetralis C.DC.
Peperomia tacticana Trel. & Standl.
Peperomia turialvensis C.DC.
Peperomia victoriana C.DC.
Peperomia viridispica Trel.
Peperomia wagneri Trel.
Peperomia wercklei C.DC.
Piper angustatum (Kunth) Poir.
Common Name:
Plant, growing as an epiphyte on a tree
Photograph by: O. M. Montiel
General Information
Peperomia angustata is a herbaceous, perennial plant with coarse, stout stems up to 40cm tall that can be erect or pendent[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a food.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
,
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
Range
S. America - Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, north through Central America to Mexico.
Habitat
Epiphytic on trees or on moist rocks at elevations up to 400 metres in Guatemala[
343- Title
- Growing Native Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/
- Publisher
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants.
]. Moist evergreen forest formations at elevations between 1,200 - 2,000 metres in Costa Rica[
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Habit | Perennial |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A plant of the tropics, mainly found at elevations below 600 metres, but specimens have been found at elevations up to 2,600 metres.
The plant is often found as an epiphyte on trees or moist rocks[
343- Title
- Growing Native Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/
- Publisher
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
- Year
- 0
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants.
].
Edible Uses
Young leaves and stems - raw[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
]. Eaten as a salad[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
