Piper nigrum L.

 
  • Family : PIPERACEAE
    (PEPPER FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Piperaceae
  • Species : Piper nigrum
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Piper nigrum L.
  • Common name : Black Pepper
  • Vernacular name : Kalimirch (Hin.); Karimenasu, Ollemenasu (Kan.); Milagu (Tam.); Miriyalu tige (Tel.); Gol Mirch (Ori.); Maricha (San.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Often on hills above 1200 m, in cultivation and in wild.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : Parthsarathy, N & Muthumperumal, C 2009. Check List 5(1): 092-111; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Piper nigrum. Downloaded on 27 June 2024.

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