Synonym: Artanthe sancta; Piper diandrum; Piper dissimulans; Piper heterophlebium; Piper papantlense; Piper venulosum.
Region: Central America; Costa Rica to Mexico.
Botany: sparsely branched evergreen shrub or small tree; ± 3 m tall; habitat moist or wet to rather dry forest, wet forest, river banks, disturbed ground, brushy hillsides, elevations
Taxonomy: close to
Piper methysticum.
Use: flavouring soups; condiment; sassafras-like flavour.
Content: kava lactones.
SourcesFlora of Guatemala; Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark; http://www.archive.org; 1946 - 1976.
Trees and Shrubs of Mexico; Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 23; Standley P.C.; Smithsonian Institution; Washington; 1926.
Cornucopia II; Facciola. S.; Kampong Publications, California; 1998; 0-9628087-2-5.