Plant Details

Accepted name:: Piper marginatum Jacq. [Piperaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 2

Piper marginatum var. marginatum

Piper marginatum var. niceforoi (Trel. & Yunck.) Steyerm.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
capeba	Other	Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
cordoncillo	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
malembelembe	Other	Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
malvaisco	Other	Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
root, leaves		Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
root, leaf, stem		Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
inflorescence		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
inflorescence		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 2 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Artanthe marginata (Jacq.) Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 381 (1844).
Schilleria marginata (Jacq.) Kunth Linnaea 13: 718 (1840).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Piper marginatum Jacq.	Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Piper marginatum Jacquin	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

Piper marginatum Jacq.

Comm. Med. Pl. Harvesting, Suriname (van Andel & Havinga, 2008)
Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
Med. Pl. Trade in Suriname (van Andel et al., 2007)
Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015)
World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)
World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

Piper marginatum Jacquin

Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)

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