Piper fragile Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Piper

Characteristics

A climbing plant.
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Environment

On rocks near the sea, in thickets, and in forests at low elevations.
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It is a tropical plant.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The fruit are chewed with betel nut,
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Abdomen (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Arthritis? (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Cramps (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Gravel (unspecified), Jaundice (unspecified), Pleurisy (unspecified), Vermifuge (unspecified), Frambesia (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Piper fragile world distribution map, present in Micronesia (Federated States of), Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:681439-1
WFO ID wfo-0000479160
COL ID 4J455
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Synonyms

Piper carolinense Piper fragile Piper barclayanum Chavica benthamiana