Piper auritum

Piper auritum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Piper
Species:	P. auritum
Binomial name
	Piper auritum; Kunth
Synonyms
	Piper sanctum

Piper auritum is an aromatic culinary herb in the pepper family Piperaceae, which grows in tropical Central America. Common names include hoja santa (Spanish for 'sacred leaf'),^[2] yerba santa,^[3]^[4] hierba santa,^[3] Mexican pepperleaf,^[4] acuyo,^[4] tlanepa,^[4] anisillo,^[4] root beer plant,^[2] Vera Cruz pepper^[5] and sacred pepper.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Barlow, Prof. Snow (2003). "Sorting Piper names". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2007-03-29.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Rolland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Miller, Mark Charles (1993). Coyote's Pantry: Southwest Seasonings and at Home Flavoring Techniques. Ten Speed Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-89815-494-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cite error: The named reference katzer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Piper auritum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

[barlow-1] Barlow, Prof. Snow (2003). "Sorting Piper names". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2007-03-29.

[Rolland-2] Cite error: The named reference Rolland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[miller-3] Miller, Mark Charles (1993). Coyote's Pantry: Southwest Seasonings and at Home Flavoring Techniques. Ten Speed Press. p. 70. ISBN 0-89815-494-4.

[katzer-4] Cite error: The named reference katzer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Piper auritum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 October 2015.

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