Piper betleoides

Piper betleoides C.DC., Candollea 1: 186 1923. (syn: Piper betleoides var. glabrifolium C. DC.);

Bhutan, Sikkim, India (Darjeeling) as per Catalogue of Life;

Climbing shrub, stems weakly striate when dry, glabrous or minutely puberulous. Leaves membranous, lower ones broadly ovate-cordate, upper ones ovate to ovate lanceolate, 9-17 x 4-7.5cm, acuminate, base strongly asymmetric, unequally cojrdateon both sides, 5-veined at base, with 2-3 further veins arising 1.5 2.5cm above base, veins prominent adn sometimes sparsely puberulous beneath, lower surface minutely gland-dotted; petioles 1.42.0cm; stipules conspicuous, 1-1.4cm, subpersistent, adnate to petiole; axillary buds absent. Male spikes 4.5-6 x 0.2-0.3cm, on slender peduncles 2.5-3.5cm, bracts peltate, short-stalked, stamens juat exserted beyond bracts, anther cells erect on short stout filments. Female spikes 2.5-3.5cm, on slender peduncles 2-4cm, stigmas 4(-5). Fruiting spikes swollen, 8-10mm broad, drups 2mm, densely aggregated.

Fl. April-July

Subtropical forests.

Attributions- A.C.J Grierson & D.G Long. Flora of Bhutan. Published by RBGE. 1984 from Bhutan Biodiversity Portal

Piper boehmeriifolium from Kalimpong : 6 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)

Piper boehmeriifolium photographed in Kalimpong, West Bengal.

Not sure if wild or cultivated.

I am not sure as per GBIF.

Yes it is Piper borhmeriifoliim

It is Piper betleoides C. Dc, not P. boehmeriaefolium

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male plant

SK553 09 JUN-2017:ID : 14 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)

Location: 12 Mile, Kalimpong, India

Date: 23 May 2017

Altitude: 4000 ft.

Kali mirch?

I think Piper sp.

Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi ???

We do not have this species (Piper kadsura) so far in efi. Also it is not distributed in India as per Flora of China.

Was it cultivated ?

Can it be Piper cubeba?

It was also found in a roadside and all fruits are dangling downwards.

I could not guess.

It is very difficult to identify Piper spp. from photos.

Piper kadsura does not occur in India. It is a Chinese / SEA species.

Most probably it is male plant of P. betleoides C. DC although found in most of the places of north east (including north bengal & Assam) but rarely reported. Mostly reported in other names.

Thank you … By the way could it be Piper pedicellatum ??