Piper thomsonii ?

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Piper thomsonii (C. DC.) Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5(13): 87 1886. (syn: Chavica thomsonii C.DC.; Piper bavinum C.DC.)?;
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Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam as per POWO;
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SK 2625 24 May 2020 : 20 posts by 4 authors. 6 very high res. images.

Location : Gyaneswor, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Elevation : 1300 m.
Date : 05 May 2020
Habitat : Cultivated

Piper longum?

Cannot say but does not look like !

Could not match with any of listed Piper in efn and two addition listed P. pedicellatum and P. rhytidocarpum.
May be male plant of Piper mullesua Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don as per posting by Nidhan ji at Piperaceae, Lauraceae and Thymelaeaceae Fortnight: Piperaceae-Piper for id from Sikkim-NS SEP 11
Pl. check.
I am not sure … Did not see such image and herbarium anywhere.
I think male plant of Piper peepuloides is possible as per GBIF specimen.

Thank you … Does it produce fruits?

Male plant will not produce fruit.

Can it be male plant of Piper mullesua Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don as per posting by … at Piperaceae, Lauraceae and Thymelaeaceae Fortnight: Piperaceae-Piper for id from Sikkim-NS SEP 11 ?

Looks different according to leaf comparison.

No. It is a female plant of Piper thomsonii. Inflorescence of Piper mullesua have bisexual Flowers.

I could not find listing of Piper thomsonii (C.DC.) Hook.f. in Nepal, however, distribution is mentioned in POWO only. But no record of herbarium sp. in Nepal.

Sir it is a female plant and probably of P. hamiltonii
Thanks a lot, … … suggested it as a  female plant of Piper thomsonii. Any views ?

Thank you … Only POWO showing distribution in Nepal.

CoL also listed for Nepal !

Looking the length and the thickness of the of the spike and the nature of the prophyll, it may not be a P. thomsonii
Lets have some more picture with the habit, leaves and fruits.
It may not be P. hamiltonii also and could be P. khasianum too. So better get more materials.