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Taxon:
Piper aduncum
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Piper
Family:
Piperaceae
Nomen number:
316786
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:29. 1753
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
04/27/1992
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Piper angustifolium
Ruiz & Pav.
Piper celtidifolium
Kunth
Piper elongatum
Vahl
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Reference(s)
Adams, C.
1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
Backer, C. A. & R. C. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Jr.
1963-1968. Flora of Java.
Boggan, J. et al.
1992. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi.
1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Burger, W. C., ed.
1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Callejas, R.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Spanish common names
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Howard, R.
1988. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 4:25.
Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry.
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
Killeen, T. J. et al.
1993. Guia de arboles de Bolivia
Liogier, H. A.
1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Parham, J. W.
1972. Plants of the Fiji islands, revised ed.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A.
State noxious-weed seed requirements recognized in the administration of the Federal Seed Act (updated annually).
URL:
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5090172
Smith, A. C.
1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Tebbs, M. C.
1993. Revision of
Piper
(Piperaceae) in the New World. 3. The taxonomy of
Piper
sections
Lepianthes
and
Radula
. Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 23:19-21.
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Wunderlin, R. & B. Hansen.
Atlas of Florida vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/
Common names
English
spiked pepper –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
aduncum –
Reference(s)
aperta-João –
Reference(s)
aperta-ruão –
Reference(s)
jaborandi-do-mato –
Reference(s)
jaborandi-falso –
Reference(s)
pimenta-do-fruto-ganchoso –
Reference(s)
Spanish
cordoncillo –
Reference(s)
higuillo –
Reference(s)
matico –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
s.
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
probably
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Hispaniola
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Vincent and Grenadines
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
probably
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
Jawa
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Papua New Guinea
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Papuasia
Solomon Islands
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Florida
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
Native
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
(s.)
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Hispaniola
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Dominica
,
Grenada
,
Jamaica
,
Martinique
,
United States
[Puerto Rico],
St. Vincent and Grenadines
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
(probably)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Colombia
(probably),
Ecuador
,
Peru
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
PAPUASIA:
Papua New Guinea
,
Solomon Islands
MALESIA:
Indonesia
[Jawa]
Northern America
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Florida]
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
potential seed contaminant
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed
potential seed contaminant
mostly of unknown importance
Holm, L. et al.
1979. A geographical atlas of world weeds
Name
References