Piper darienense
| Piper darienense | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Piper |
| Species: | P. darienense |
| Binomial name | |
| Piper darienense C.DC. | |
Piper darienense is a flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. It is called Duermeboca in Panama.[1] In El Chocó, the plant is used as a fish poison.[1] Cuna, an indigenous people of Panama and Colombia, call it Kana, and they use it in a bath, for snakebites and colds.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Duke, Jim. "Tico Ethnobotanical Dictionary". National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
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