ON THIS PLANT
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 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.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Piper
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 0.91 m to 2.13 m
- Mature Spread
- 0.91 m to 1.52 m
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green, Forest Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Size
- 0.20 cm to 0.25 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Belize, Mexico, Guatemala, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Jamaica, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Cuba, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mozambique, Venezuela, Brazil, Ghana, Congo, Central African Republic, Malawi, Honduras, Peru, Sudan, Panama, Colombia, Bolivia, Myanmar, Guyana, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Côte d'Ivoire, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Congo (DRC)
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Monkey's-Hand en Large-leaf finger tree en Cowfoot en Cowheel bush en Monkey hand
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