PiperaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Piper auritum
- Common Name: Mexican Pepperleaf, Hoja Santa , Veracruz Pepper, False Kava
- Family: Piperaceae Agardh.
- Country of Origin: Mexico to Colombia
- Habitat: successional plant found in moist forests
- Description: Shrubby perennial to 6+ft.
- Uses: The spice is much used in the cuisines of tropical México. The leaves are a fragrant decoration or can be wrapped around some stuffing and steamed, baked or broiled. A famous recipe from the Veracruz province (where the spice is particularly popular) is Pescado en Hoja Santa, fish wrapped in pepper leaves, baked and served with a spicy tomato sauce.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 199600027
- Source: collection - Robin Chazdon
- Provenance: name corrected 3/1/07 - correction Susan Letcher - orginally accessioned at P. coenocladum
- Accession Date: 10-07-1996
- Bench: 3100 - PROD-W: Collections Production Warm
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-23-2012
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: magnoliids
- Order: Piperales
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- Family: Piperaceae
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References:
- Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages
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