Plant Details

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

Piper aduncum var. cordulatum (C.DC.) Yunck.

Piper aduncum var. garcia-barrigae Trel. & Yunck.

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
carpunia	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
matico	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
narrow-leaved piper	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
soldier's herb	Other	U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

Kew's taxonomic resources include 77 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Piper angustifolium Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 1: 38 (1798), nom. illeg.
Artanthe adunca f. angustifolia Miq. London J. Bot. 4: 456 (1845).
Artanthe bahiensis C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 227 (1851).
Artanthe cearensis Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 456 (1844).
Artanthe celtidifolia (Kunth) Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 452 (1844).
Artanthe elongata f. brasiliensis Miq. Linnaea 20: 154 (1847).
Artanthe elongata f. glabrior Miq. Linnaea 20: 154 (1847).
Artanthe galeottii Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 451 (1844).
Artanthe granulosa (Ruiz & Pav.) Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 435 (1844).
Artanthe lanceata (A.Dietr.) Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 526 (1844).
Artanthe linguifolia (Ham.) Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 533 (1844).
Artanthe salviifolia Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 430 (1844).
Artanthe velloziana Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 436 (1844).
Lepianthes granulatum Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 85 (1838), nom. nud.
Piper acutifolium var. membranaceum C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 260 (1898).
Piper aduncifolium Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 171 (1929).
Piper aduncum var. brachyarthrum (Trel.) Yunck. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 32 (1950).
Piper aduncum var. laevifolium C.DC. Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 71(6): 8 (1920).
Piper aduncum var. laevilimbum C.DC. Candollea 1: 116 (1923).
Piper aduncum subsp. ossanum (C.DC.) Saralegui Fl. Rep. Cuba, ser. A, 9(3): 82 (2004).
Piper aduncum var. sigualense Trel. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 5 (1926).
Piper angustifolium var. ossanum C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 286 (1869).
Piper bahiense (C.Presl) C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 371 (1869).
Piper celtidifolium Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 50 (1816).
Piper disparispicum Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 170 (1929).
Piper dubium A.Dietr. Sp. Pl., ed. 6. 1: 694 (1831).
Piper elongatifolium Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 161 (1936).
Piper elongatum C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 243 (1869), nom. illeg.
Piper elongatum var. brachyarthrum Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 37 (1927).
Piper elongatum var. laevifolium (C.DC.) Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 37 (1927).
Piper elongatum var. mocco-mocco Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 162 (1936).
Piper elongatum var. ossanum (C.DC.) C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 21: 311 (1920).
Piper elongatum var. pampayacusum Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 162 (1936).
Piper elongatum var. salviifolium (Miq.) Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 162 (1936).
Piper elongatum f. subglabrum C.DC. Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 450 (1917).
Piper fatoanum C.DC. Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 71(6): 7 (1920).
Piper granulosum Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 1: 38 (1798).
Piper hebecarpum C.DC. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 183 (1902).
Piper intersitum Trel. Caldasia 1(1): 86 (1940).
Piper intersitum f. porcecitense Trel. Caldasia 1: 87 (1940).
Piper kuntzei C.DC. in C.E.O.Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 274 (1898).
Piper lanceatum A.Dietr. Sp. Pl., ed. 6. 1: 636 (1831).
Piper lancifolium Ham. Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 3 (1825).
Piper lineatum var. hirtipetiolatum Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 184 (1936).
Piper linguifolium Ham. Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 3 (1825).
Piper martinicense C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 259 (1898).
Piper martinicense var. genuinum Stehlé Bull. Agric. Martinique 9: 183 (1941), not validly publ.
Piper martinicense var. montis-pilati C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 2: 259 (1898).
Piper multinervium M.Martens & Galeotti Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 10(1): 130 (1843).
Piper multinervium var. amplum Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 347 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. cayoense Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 347 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. flavicans Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 348 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. hirsuticaule Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 348 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. kantelolense Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 348 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. paralense Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 348 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. peracutum Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 349 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. productipes Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 349 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. protractifolium Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 349 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. puberulipedunculum Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 349 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. pubescenticaule Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 350 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. skutchii Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 350 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. tamashense Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 350 (1938).
Piper multinervium var. telanum Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 350 (1938).
Piper nonconformans Trel. J. Washington Acad. Sci. 19: 334 (1929).
Piper oblanceolatum var. fragilicaule Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 175 (1929).
Piper ossanum (C.DC.) Trel. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 5 (1926).
Piper parvibracteatum C.DC. Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 110 (1905).
Piper purpurascens D.Dietr. Syn. Plant. 1: 119 (1839), nom. illeg.
Piper reciprocum Trel. Ciencia (Mexico) 2: 207 (1941).
Piper salviifolium (Miq.) C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 270 (1869).
Piper scabrum Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 80 (1791).
Piper stehleorum Trel. ex Stehlé Bull. Agric. Martinique 9: 177 (1941).
Piper stevensonii Trel. Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 12: 104 (1936), no Latin descr.
Piper subrectinerve C.DC. in I.Urban, Symb. Antill. 3: 180 (1902).
Steffensia adunca var. glabrata Kunth Linnaea 13: 634 (1840).
Steffensia angustifolia Kunth Linnaea 13: 622 (1840).
Steffensia celtidifolia (Kunth) Kunth Linnaea 13: 635 (1840).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Piper angustifolium R. & & P.pf	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
Piper angustifolium R. & Pav.	Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000)
Piper angustifolium Ruiz et Pavon	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)

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