Botany

Pepper family plant

Peperomia macrostachyos (Vahl) A.Dietr.

This plant specimen, pressed and dried on a herbarium sheet, was collected in Ucayali, Peru in 2004 by J. Schunke V. & J. G. Graham. It belongs to the Piperaceae family (pepper family plant) and is preserved so scientists can study it for generations.

Ucayali, Peru

Did you know?

The pepper family includes Piper nigrum, the source of black pepper.
Source: Wikipedia — Piperaceae

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