Piper peltatum

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| genus = Piper

| species = peltatum

| authority = L.

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Piper peltatum, also known as Pothomorphe peltatum, is a shrub of the drier Neotropics in the Black Pepper Family (Piperaceae) It grows to 6{{Nbsp}}ft-6{{Nbsp}}in (2{{Nbsp}}m) in height and has peltate leaves 7{{Nbsp}}in (18{{Nbsp}}cm) long and about 6{{Nbsp}}in (15{{Nbsp}}cm) wide. The inflorescences are vertical white spikes with multitudes of tiny flowers.{{ cite book | last= McMullen | first= Conley K. | date= 1999 | title= Flowering Plants of the Galapagos | location= Ithaca, N.Y. | publisher= Comstock Publishing Associates | page= 236 |ISBN= 0-8014-8621-1 }}

The range of the plant extends from Mexico in the north to Brazil to the south.{{cite web|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A316334-2|title=Piper peltatum L.|accessdate=6 May 2025|work=Plants of the World Online|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew}}