Piper pedicellatum C.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Piper

Characteristics

Climbers glabrous except for rachis and bases of bracts, dioecious. Stems drying blackish, 1-2 mm thick, finely striated when dry. Petiole 5-10 mm, sheathed at base only; leaf blade ovate or narrowly ovate to elliptic, 7-14 × 4-8 cm, papery, finely glandular, base oblique, sometimes higher side rounded, bilateral difference ca. 2 mm, apex acute to acuminate; veins (7-) 9, apical pair arising 2-4 cm above base, alternate, next pair 0.5-1.5 cm above base; reticulate veins conspicuous. Spikes leaf-opposed. Male spikes 15-25 cm × 2-3 mm; peduncle to 2 cm; bracts orbicular, 0.5-1 mm wide, peltate, stalk 1-1.2 mm, base pubescent. Stamens 2; filaments very short to ± absent; anthers ovoid to globose. Female spikes 9-14 cm × ca. 3.5 mm at anthesis, 4-5 mm thick in fruit; peduncle nearly 2 × as long as petioles; rachis roughly pubescent; bracts orbicular, stalk to 1 mm, 0.8-1 mm in diam. Ovary globose, distinct; stigmas 3 or 4, linear. Drupe obovoid, 4-angled, 1.5-2 mm. Fl. Apr-Jun.
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A climber. The leaf blade is oval and 7-14 cm long by 4-8 cm wide. The base is unequal. The flower spikes are opposite the leaves. Male spikes are 15-25 cm long by 2-3 mm wide. The female spikes are 9-14 cm long by 3-5 mm thick. The fruit are fleshy and 4 angled.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in forests in trees. In southern China it grows between 1,000-1,900 m above sea level. In Yunnan.
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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The leaves are cooked and sometimes with meat. They are also chewed with betel nut.
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Edible fruits leaves
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Distribution

Piper pedicellatum world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, and Thailand

Conservation status

Piper pedicellatum threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:682634-1
WFO ID wfo-0001094114
COL ID 4J58L
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Synonyms

Piper subpedicellatum Piper nigramentum Piper curtipedunculum Piper clarkei Piper pedicellatum Piper pedicellatum var. eglandulatum