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Piper truman-yunckeri

Piper truman-yunckeri is a little-studied Ecuadorian species in the pepper family (Piperaceae), known only from its native range. Care information is limited, so treat it as a tropical understory plant and keep it warm and humid.

Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Light
Bright indirect, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged, and let the top layer dry slightly between waterings.
Soil
Rich, loose, well-draining mix with added organic matter such as peat, perlite, and leaf mould.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 12 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Piper truman-yunckeri is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

Other Piper plants

Piper abajoense · Piper abalienatum · Piper achupallasense · Higuillo de hoja menuda · Piper angamarcanum · Vera cruz pepper · Piper azuaiense · Piper baezanum · Piper baezense · Piper begoniiforme · Betel · Madagascan Wild Pepper

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Piper truman-yunckeri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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