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Piper Auritum

Species Piper auritum
Shrubs or subshrubs (rarely herbaceous), reclining , 2-5 m , glabrous . Leaves: petiole 1/6-1/3 length of leaf blade , winged at base .

Piper auritum
Family: Piperaceae
Root Beer Plant, Mexican Pepperleaf, Hoja Santa , Veracruz Pepper, False Kava-Kava
Origin: Mexico through Colombia ...

Caisimon de anís - Piper auritum
Cajate - Alpinia speciosa
Cala - Zantedeschia aethiopica
Calaba - Calophyllum antillanum
Calabacera - Cucurbita maxima
Calabaza - Cucurbita maxima
Calabaza de culebra - Trichosanthes anguina ...

comparison of spiked pepper (Piper aduncum), left, and Mexican leaf pepper (Piper auritum), right (Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, USGS)
leaves and flower clusters of Mexican leaf pepper, Piper auritum (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
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Pericon Perilla Perilla frutescens Persicaria hydropiper (Peruvian pepper tree) Petroselinum crispum Peucedanum graveolens Peumus boldus Pigweed, sweet Pimenta dioica Pimenta officinalis Pimento Pimento Pimpinella anisum Pink pepper Piper auritum ...

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