Piper trioicum Roxb.

 
  • Family : PIPERACEAE
    (Pepper Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALI MIRCH FAMILY (काली मिर्च फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Piperaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Piper attenuatum Buch.-Ham.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Piper nigrum L.
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kattumulaku (Malayalam)
    • Miriyalu (Telugu)
    • Chai katho, Chanyee katho (Oria)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Evergreen -and Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Common on hills above 1000m, epiphytic on shola trees and damp valleys
  • Flower, Fruit : August-May
  • Collection Nos : HFP 246
  • Collection Locality : Shiradi ghat (Hassan dist.)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Kurnool district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Odisha : Puri district, Bolangir district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), The Nilgiri district, Tirunelveli district, Coimbatore district, Dindigul district, Theni district
  • Native : India
  • World Distribution : Indo-Malesia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1987). Flora of Tamilnadu, India vol. 2.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Piper trioicum. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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