Piper Escabrosa |
Piperaceae |
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Author: Genoveva Rodriguez |
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LIFE HISTORY DATA |
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Elevation |
1200-1900m. |
Size |
Up to 7m. |
Characteristics |
Very dark, shiny green on the uppersides of the leaves, contrasting with the opaque, light, dull green on the velvety undersides. It grows horizontally more than vertically, making a large web of stems and spade-shaped leaves that you can get tangled in. Has a very pleasant, strong odor when you cut the leaves. Herbivory is common (unless the leaves are very new). |
Location |
Arenillas, Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda, Las Palmas Island, Cascadas de San. Rafael, Chaco, Quijos road near Borja, Magic roundabout, and probably Ollín. |
Herbivores |
Thirteen morphospecies of Eois found on this species. |
