Common Name
Cow foot leaf
Family
PIPERACEAE
Select
Bushes
Spanish Name
Baquiña, Belladona. Pata de vaca
- Pioneer shrub that grows better under partial shade.
- Pollinated by stingless bees and disperse by bats.
- The leaves are anti inflammatory, antineuralgic, sudorific. The root is sudorific.
- The leaves are used as a wrapping for cooking other foods, young fruits are edible.
- Ornamental for outdoor gardens and ecological restoration. PROPAGATION: Seeds and cuttings