ON THIS PLANT
Piper marginatum, the cake bush, Anesi wiwiri, marigold pepper, Ti Bombé in Creole or Hinojo, is a plant species in the genus Piper found in moist, shady spots in the Amazon rainforest in Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil. The leaves contain flavonoids such as vitexin and marginatoside (6 -O-β gentiobiosyl vitexin). The plant also contains 3,4-Methylenedioxypropiophenone, 2,4,5-Trimethoxypropiophenone, 2-Methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxypropiophenone, 1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)propan-1-ol (Marginatumol), 5,4′-Dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone and 5,7-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavanone.An essential oil can be produced from the plant showing deterrent and larvicidal activities against Aedes aegypti.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Piper
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 8 cm to 40 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Red
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- White
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Jamaica, Colombia, Bahamas, Cuba, Bolivia, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Costa Rica
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Marigold pepper en Cake bush
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