Piper sumatranum (Miq.) C.DC.

 
  • Family : PIPERACEAE
    (Pepper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALI MIRCH FAMILY (काली मिर्च फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Piperaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cubeba sumatrana Miq.; Cubeba wallichii Miq.; Piper pseudorubeba Korth. ex Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Piper ribesioides Wall.
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Key identification features : Robust shrubs or semi-woody climbers, up to 1.5 m high, glabrous; Leaves ovate, oblong-ovate or elliptic, rotundate-cordate at base, 7-nerved, coriaceous, pedicels hoary, as long as subobovoid, rosy red berries.
  • Flower, Fruit : April- November
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Lohit, Siang
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 327
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Piper sumatranum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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