Piper sarmentosum Roxb. is a sprawling herbaceous creeper or climber, growing mostly close to the ground and forming mounds. Its stems are slightly pubescent and its foliage is heart-shaped, glossy dark green with very prominent venation. The leaves emit a pungent peppery scent when crushed.
Genus name: Latin piper, form Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), form Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “Piper longum”).
Piper sarmentosum
Piper sarmentosum is ca. 150 cm tall and comes in a 27 cm pot.
Name: Piper sarmentosum Roxb.
Common names: Wild Pepper, Wild Betel, Kadok, Kaduk, Daun Kaduk, Chabei, Sri Tanah, Chaa Phluu, La Lot, Akar Bugu, Sirih Duduk, 假蒟, 细叶青萎藤, 青蒟
Type: herbaceous evergreen
form: Epiphytic chamaephytes
Family: Piperaceae
Native Range: S. China to Indo-China and N. Australia
Zone: 12-13
Habitat: tropical forests, epiphytic
Height: to 15m
Spread: 15 cm
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Maintenance: High
Leaf: Evergreen
Tolerate: Semi ShadeTaxon identifiers: PlantList-ID : tro-25004425 Tropicos ID : 25004425 Flora of China ID : 200005594 GBIF taxon ID : 4191172 African Plant Database ID : 114945 NCBI taxonomy ID : 405319 EPPO Code : PIPSA TAXREF ID : 447451 Catalogue of Life in Taiwan ID : 431725 Plants of the World online ID : urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:683277-1 iNaturalist taxon ID : 344960 Invasive Species Compendium Datasheet ID : 119782 Microsoft Academic ID : 2776611493 IPNI plant ID : 683278-1 World Flora Online ID : wfo-0001094336 Google Knowledge Graph ID : /g/113qbbsrd Open Tree of Life ID : 183522 Queensland Biota ID : 27843 Catalogue of Life ID : 4J5SV UMLS CUI : C1887620 Gardens Navigator ID : 56484 BOLD Systems taxon ID : 595013 India Biodiversity Portal species ID : 253665 NParks Flora & Fauna Web ID : flora/2/3/2342 Indian Medicinal Plants Database ID : 76a629078e811030b65a2acc7bd63eb3
Synonyms: = Chavica hainana C.DC. ≡ Chavica sarmentosa (Roxb.) Miq. ≡ Peperomia sarmentosa (Roxb.) A.Dietr. = Piper albispicum C.DC. = Piper allenii C.DC. = Piper baronii C.DC. = Piper brevicaule C.DC. ≡ Piper diffusum Blume = Piper diffusum Blume ex Miq. = Piper gymnostachyum C.DC. = Piper hainana (C.DC.) K.Schum. = Piper lolot C.DC. = Piper pierrei C.DC. = Piper saigonense C.DC. = Piper siassiense C.DC. = Piper zamboangae C.DC.
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