Piper peepuloides Roxb.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Piper

Characteristics

A woody climber. The leaves have stalks. The leaves are oval to sword shaped. They taper to the tip. The flowers are yellowish. The fruit is a berry. It is black when ripe.
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Foliage retention evergreen
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A subtropical plant. In Nepal it grows between 400-1500 m altitude. It grows on moist, shady ground.
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Usage

The dried fruits are used to flavour vegetables and curries. The young shoots are also used in curry.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible fruits shoots
Therapeutic use Cough (fruit), Fever (leaf), Leprosy (unspecified), Sialogogue (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or root offshoots.
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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:682642-1
WFO ID wfo-0000486372
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Synonyms

Piper peepuloides Chavica neesiana Chavica peepuloides