Piper immutatum (Trel.)

Piperaceae

 

 

 

 

Author: Genoveva Rodriguez

 

Determined by: E.J. Tepe

LIFE HISTORY DATA

Elevation

400-1700m.

Size

Up to 150cm.

Characteristics

Spinach green color, smooth hollow stem. Maintains specific leaf shape. Stem is sometimes pulvinous, sometimes hairy. Occasionally you see the two forms in the same plant. Ant colonies are associated with this plant, living inside of the hollow stems, even when plants are 10cm tall.

Location

Found on Guacamayos road, Quijos river shore, Tena road, Loreto road, El Ollín-Sumaco, Cascadas de San. Rafael, Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda, and Chaco.

Herbivores