Spiked pepper
Piper aduncum
Biosecurity Queensland must be contacted within 24 hours of sighting, call: 13 25 23.
family
Piperaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Category 1 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)
Category 1 – must be reported to a Queensland Government inspector within 24 hours
Common names
Bamboo piper, Cow's foot, False kava, False matico, Jointwood, Matico pepper, Stilt root piper.
a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree growing up to 7 m tall., its produces distinctive short stilt roots arising from the joints at the bases of its stems., its younger branches have swollen, purplish coloured, joints., its alternately arranged leaves give off a strong peppery odour., its elongated, pale yellow or greenish, curved flower spikes (10-20 cm long) are produced in the upper leaf forks., its small rounded fruit turn blackish in colour as they mature.
Impact
Impact
Spiked pepper (Piper aduncum) is a potential weed of disturbed rainforests, forest margins, coastal environs, roadsides, waterways, plantations and pastures in the tropical regions of Australia. This species is a serious environmental weed in other parts of the world and is expected to be invasive in the humid coastal regions of northern Australia. It is listed in the Global Invasive Species Database and in on the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) list.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Spiked pepper (Piper aduncum) is a potential weed of disturbed rainforests, forest margins, coastal environs, roadsides, waterways, plantations and pastures in the tropical regions of Australia. This species is a serious environmental weed in other parts of the world and is expected to be invasive in the humid coastal regions of northern Australia. It is listed in the Global Invasive Species Database and in on the Northern Australia Quarantine Strategy (NAQS) list.
