Piper gibbilimbum C.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Piper

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2-4 m tall. The leaves are 17 cm long by 15 cm wide. They are broadly oval and heart shaped at the base. On fertile shoots the leaves are smaller. Male flowers are in a spike 10 cm long and 3-5 mm wide. The female flowers are in a spike 10 cm long and 0.6 mm wide. The small fruit are orange when ripe and hang down.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows in secondary forest and often near streams between 1,300-2,000 m above sea level.
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Uses environmental use food fuel material medicinal social use
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Piper gibbilimbum world distribution map, present in Papua New Guinea

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:681502-1
WFO ID wfo-0000478970
COL ID 4J473
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Synonyms

Piper gibbilimbum