Amalago pepper
Piper amalago

Family: Piperaceae

What it is like

A vine or shrub. It can grow 1-4 m tall. The leaves are 5-13 cm long by 3-8 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 1.5-2 mm long.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. In Argentina it grows from sea level to 1,500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Andes, Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guianas, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America (country/location of origin), Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Seeds, fruit - spice, flowers - flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aniset, Anis mawon, Bwa anis, Bwa nwayo, Cordillero, Cordoncillo, Cu-uc-tzu, Guayuyo, Higuillo de limon, Higuillo olorosa, Macaxochitl, Matico macho, Sirio, Siwo bannann, Yaxal, Yazl

Synonyms

Artanthe plantaginea (Lam.) Miq.; Artanthe saururoides (Desv. ex Harm.) Miq.; Enckea amalago (L.) Griseb.; Enckea amalago var. hirtella 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. medium (Jacq.) Yunck.; Piper amalago var. nigrinodum (C.DC.) Yunck.; Piper amalago f. ceanothifolium (Kunth) Steyerm.; Piper berlandieri C.DC.; Piper calvescens Trel.; Piper calvescens var. aguanum Trel.; Piper calvescens var. cangrejalense Trel.; Piper calvescens var. pedunculatum Trel.; Piper calvescens var. potrerillosense Trel.; Piper ceanothifolium Kunth; Piper cobanense Trel.; Piper cobanense var. sarculatum Trel.; Piper comayaguanum Trel. ex Yunck.; Piper compactum Trel.; Piper conversum Trel.; Piper cubilquitzianum C.DC.; Piper deamii var. yojoanum Trel.; Piper decrescens (Miq.) C.DC.; Piper decrescens var. ovatum C.DC.; Piper discophorum C.DC.; Piper duchassaingii C.DC.; Piper gaumeri Trel.; Piper gracillimum Trel.; Piper gracillimum var. dantoense Trel.; Piper henshenii C.DC.; Piper lundellianum Trel.; Piper lundellii 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 siguatepequense Trel.; Piper siguatepequense var. subrhombifolium Trel. ex Yunck.; Piper syringaefolium Balb. ex Kunth Piper tenuipes C.DC.; Piper tigerianum C.DC.; Piper tiguanum C.DC.; Piper tilaranum Trel.; Piper vaccinum Standl. & Steyerm.; Piper victorianum C.DC.; Piper wilsonii Trel.; Piper wulfschlaegelii C.DC.; Piper xanthoneurum Trel.; Steffensia plantaginea (Lam.) Kunth;