Piper amalago

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Piper
Species:
Varietiesː P. a. var. amalago – P. a. var. nigrinodum – P. a. var. variifolia

Piper amalago L., 1753

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay
- Regional: Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional: Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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