Piper marginatumJacq.

marigold pepper

WFO wfo-0000486009 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Piper marginatum, photographed by Helio Lourencini
fig. a Helio Lourencini, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-10-23 / obs. 165144893
Piper marginatum, photographed by Jake Rehage
fig. b Jake Rehage, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 156513820
Piper marginatum, photographed by Guillaume Delaitre
fig. c Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 153798599
Piper marginatum, photographed by Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter
fig. d Brian Oakes Haiti Hunter, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 126496727
Piper marginatum, photographed by GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ
fig. e GERMAN LEONEL SARMIENTO CRUZ, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 111662051
Piper marginatum, photographed by Jens-Christian Svenning
fig. f Jens-Christian Svenning, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 74950439
Piper marginatum, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. g Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 31085407
Piper marginatum, photographed by desertnaturalist
fig. h desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 27569172

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Native range 28 botanical countries

Regions where Piper marginatum is native: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Belize, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestBelizeBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorFrench GuianaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasNicaraguaPanamáPeruPuerto RicoSurinameTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela
Native distribution of Piper marginatum, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Belize BLZ SOUTHERN AMERICA
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
French Guiana FRG
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Haiti HAI
Honduras HON
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Peru PER
Puerto Rico PUE
Suriname SUR
Trinidad-Tobago TRT
Venezuela VEN
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Gulf MXG
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 32 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Artanthe alaris (Desv.) Miq.
  • Artanthe catalpifolia Miq.
  • Artanthe caudata Miq.
  • Artanthe marginata Miq.
  • Piper alare Ham.
  • Piper anisatum Kunth
  • Piper catalpifolium Kunth
  • Piper caudatum Vahl
  • Piper marginatum f. catalpifolium (Kunth) Steyerm.
  • Piper marginatum var. anisatum (Kunth) C.DC.
  • Piper marginatum var. catalpifolium (Kunth) C.DC.
  • Piper marginatum var. clausum Yunck.
  • Piper marginatum var. domatiiferum Trel.
  • Piper marginatum var. firmum C.DC.
  • Piper nhandi Rich.
  • Piper niceforoi Trel. & Yunck.
  • Piper niceforoi var. glabricaule Yunck.
  • Piper pseudomarginatum C.DC.
  • Piper quiriguanum Trel.
  • Piper san-joseanum C.DC.
  • Piper san-joseanum var. chiriquinum Trel.
  • Piper san-joseanum var. kobense Trel.
  • Piper san-joseanum var. minus Trel.
  • Piper san-joseanum var. panamanum Trel.

and 8 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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