Pan India Bouquets

Piper nepalense Miq.

Family : Piperaceae
(Pepper Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KALI MIRCH FAMILY (काली मिर्च फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Piperaceae
Synonym(s) : Chavica suipigua (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Miq.; Piper gamblei C.DC.; Piper gammiei C.DC.; Piper sikkimense C.DC.; Piper subrigidilimbum C.DC.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Piper suipigua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Habit : Climbing shrub
Habitat : Warm and Cool broad-leaved forests; 900 - 3000 m. altitude
Key identification features : Leaves thinly coriaceous, ovate, 8 - 15 cm, shortly acuminate; petioles 8 - 14mm; fruiting spikes 9 - 13 cm; drupes ovoid, 5 - 6 mm, sessile
Flower, Fruit : May-August
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : Sikkim
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Nepal
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to China (West Yunnan) and Bangladesh
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 210; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 350
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Piper nepalense. Downloaded on 7 July 2022.