Piper Abanico

Piperaceae

 

 

  

 

 

Author: Genoveva Rodriguez

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Elevation

1455m.

Size

Up to 23cm.

Characteristics

Wide lustrous leaves, parallel venation, thick stem with short internode space. Petioles are thin and with an indentation. Stem is slightly pulvinous. Found growing on a steep rocky substrate along a creek.

Location

Road to Tena.

Herbivores