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Piper amalago L.

Piperaceae

SC SE North America (C Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (general)

SC SE

hel calc

dr (leaves infusion taken orally for colic, intestinal gases and digestion ailments, strong roots decoction applied externally for chronic ulcer) fd (spice)

Enckea amalago (L.) Griseb. Enckea ceanothifolia (Kunth) Kunth Enckea orthostachya Kunth Enckea plantaginea Kunth Enckea sieberi Miq. Piper adenophlebium Trel. Piper amalago L. var. amalago? Piper amalago var. ceanothifolium (Kunth) Yunck. Piper amalago var. nigrinodum? (C.DC.) Yunck. Piper amalago var. variifolia (Griseb.) Fawc. & Rendle Piper amalago f. ceanothifolia (Kunth) Steyerm. Piper amalgo var. medium (Jacq.) Yunck. Piper berlandieri C.DC. Piper caenothifolium Kunth Piper compactum Trel. Piper conversum Trel. Piper cubilquitzianum C.DC. Piper gaumeri Trel. Piper henshenii C.DC. Piper lundellii Trel. Piper lundelliifolium Trel. Piper macintoshii Trel. Piper medium Jacq. Piper medium var. ceanothifolium (Kunth) Trel. & Yunck. Piper nicoyanum C.DC. Piper nigrinodum? C.DC. Piper orthostachyum Kunth Piper plantagineum Lam. Piper realgoanum C.DC. Piper recuperatum Trel. Piper reticulatum Vell. non L. Piper saururoides Harms Piper sieberi (Miq.) C.DC. Piper syringaefolium Balb. ex Kunth Piper tenuipes C.DC. Piper tigerianum C.DC. Piper tilaranum Trel. Piper vaccinum Standl. & Steyerm. Piper victorianum C.DC. Piper wullschlaegelii C.DC. Piper xanthoneurum Trel.

amalago pepper; black jointer (Jamaica); buttonwood (Belize); jointer, pepper elder; Spanish elder (Belize)

poivrier malimbé; anis des bois, anis marron, anis sauvage, anisette, bois noyaux, cirio, feuilles noyaux pays, feuilles sirop, gomme baume, grand baume (Haiti); malimbé, queue à rat, queue de lézard (Guadeloupe); sureau plantin (Haiti)

alcotán (Costa Rica); ambaibillo (Bolivia); cordoncillo (Belize, Mexico); cordoncillo chico, cordonsillo (Belize); guayuyo (Dominican Republic); higuillo de limón, higuillo oloroso (Puerto Rico)

anis mawon, anisèt, bwa anis, bwa nwayo, fèy nwayo, fèy nwayo peyi, fèy siwo, gòm bòm, gran bòm, lanis sovaj, sirio, siwo bannann (creole, Haiti); xaxal, yaxil (huasteco)

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Latin name	Piper amalago L.
Family	Piperaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (C Mexico to Panama, West Indies) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S?
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel calc
Use	dr (leaves infusion taken orally for colic, intestinal gases and digestion ailments, strong roots decoction applied externally for chronic ulcer) fd (spice)
Synonym	Enckea amalago (L.) Griseb. Enckea ceanothifolia (Kunth) Kunth Enckea orthostachya Kunth Enckea plantaginea Kunth Enckea sieberi Miq. Piper adenophlebium Trel. Piper amalago L. var. amalago? Piper amalago var. ceanothifolium (Kunth) Yunck. Piper amalago var. nigrinodum? (C.DC.) Yunck. Piper amalago var. variifolia (Griseb.) Fawc. & Rendle Piper amalago f. ceanothifolia (Kunth) Steyerm. Piper amalgo var. medium (Jacq.) Yunck. Piper berlandieri C.DC. Piper caenothifolium Kunth Piper compactum Trel. Piper conversum Trel. Piper cubilquitzianum C.DC. Piper gaumeri Trel. Piper henshenii C.DC. Piper lundellii Trel. Piper lundelliifolium Trel. Piper macintoshii Trel. Piper medium Jacq. Piper medium var. ceanothifolium (Kunth) Trel. & Yunck. Piper nicoyanum C.DC. Piper nigrinodum? C.DC. Piper orthostachyum Kunth Piper plantagineum Lam. Piper realgoanum C.DC. Piper recuperatum Trel. Piper reticulatum Vell. non L. Piper saururoides Harms Piper sieberi (Miq.) C.DC. Piper syringaefolium Balb. ex Kunth Piper tenuipes C.DC. Piper tigerianum C.DC. Piper tilaranum Trel. Piper vaccinum Standl. & Steyerm. Piper victorianum C.DC. Piper wullschlaegelii C.DC. Piper xanthoneurum Trel.
English name	amalago pepper; black jointer (Jamaica); buttonwood (Belize); jointer, pepper elder; Spanish elder (Belize)
French name	poivrier malimbé; anis des bois, anis marron, anis sauvage, anisette, bois noyaux, cirio, feuilles noyaux pays, feuilles sirop, gomme baume, grand baume (Haiti); malimbé, queue à rat, queue de lézard (Guadeloupe); sureau plantin (Haiti)
Spanish name	alcotán (Costa Rica); ambaibillo (Bolivia); cordoncillo (Belize, Mexico); cordoncillo chico, cordonsillo (Belize); guayuyo (Dominican Republic); higuillo de limón, higuillo oloroso (Puerto Rico)
Other name	anis mawon, anisèt, bwa anis, bwa nwayo, fèy nwayo, fèy nwayo peyi, fèy siwo, gòm bòm, gran bòm, lanis sovaj, sirio, siwo bannann (creole, Haiti); xaxal, yaxil (huasteco)
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