Piper schmidtii Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 89 (1886) (syn: Piper gibsonii C.DC. ; Piper glabrirhache C.DC. ; Piper ootacamundense C.DC. ; Piper opacilimbum C.DC. ; Piper ovatostemon C.DC.);
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W. & S. India as per POWO;
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FOR ID :: Piper sp. :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 9:37 AM IST: 4 images.
Piper sp.
Marappalam, about 1802 m asl
It is Piper schmidtii Hook.f.
Some close-up views (cropped versions) for the database.
2 images.
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FOR ID :: Piper sp. :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 30, 2026 · 9:12 AM IST: 2 images.
Piper sp.
Avalanche, about 2019 m asl
Piper schmidtii Hook.fil. ??
https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=9199&cat=13
For time being we will let the observation remain at genus level ID.
Again P. schmidtii
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FOR ID :: Piper sp. :: The Nilgiris :: Jan 31, 2026 · 10:09 AM IST: 4 images.
Piper sp.
Marappalam, about 1797 m asl
Yes, you may be right.
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References:
POWO Flora of peninsular India Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post