Wild Flowering Plants

Piperaceae
Piper dilatatum   Rich.
Malenbé. Bwa mal lèstomak.
Tropical America.
Very common shrub of semi-evergreen seasonal forest and rivers especially disturbed areas, forest edges, and lower level of lower montane rainforest.
Very similar to Piper dussii.   See images for differences.
Piper dilatatum is usually found at lower elevations but populations mixed with Piper dussii are found around the forest edge.
local medicinal uses
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