Piper marginatum

Piper marginatum, the cake bush, Anesi wiwiri, marigold pepper, Ti Bombé in Creole or Hinojo, is a plant species in the genus Piper found in moist, shady spots in the Amazon rainforest in Surinam, French Guiana and Brazil.

Piper marginatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Piper
Species:	P. marginatum
Binomial name
Piper marginatum Jacq.
Synonyms
Schilleria marginata Artanthe marginata P. caudatum Schilleria caudata Artanthe caudata P. anisatum

The leaves contain flavonoids such as vitexin and marginatoside (6 -O-β gentiobiosyl vitexin).^[1] The plant also contains 3,4-Methylenedioxypropiophenone, 2,4,5-Trimethoxypropiophenone,^[2] 2-Methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxypropiophenone, 1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)propan-1-ol (Marginatumol), 5,4′-Dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone and 5,7-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavanone.^[3]

An essential oil can be produced from the plant^[4] showing deterrent and larvicidal activities against Aedes aegypti.^[5]