Piper retrofractum Vahl, Enum. Pl. 1: 314 1804. (syn. Chavica celtidiformis Miq.; Chavica hainana C.DC.; Chavica labillardieri Miq.; Chavica maritima Miq.; Chavica officinarum Miq.; Chavica parvifolia Hassk.; Chavica peepuloides Wight; Chavica retrofracta Miq.; Cubeba chaba Miq.; Piper arnottianum C.DC.; Piper callosum Opiz; Piper chaba Hunter; Piper longum Bl.; Piper maritimum Blume ex C.DC.; Piper officinarum (Miq.) C. DC.; Piper palawanum C.DC.; Piper parvifolium Blanco; Steffensia carpunya Kunth); . Native to: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; Introduced into: East Himalaya, Leeward Is., Windward Is. as per POWO; . Long Pepper, Balinese Pepper, Javanese long pepper; .
Piperaceae, Lauraceae and Thymelaeaceae SN 08 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1). .. Is this called ‘gaja hippali‘ in Kannada ? .
Piper retrofractum Vahl Was it cultivated? It looks like a cultivated sps. from a nursery/ greenhouse from the image attached. Yes Sir, I have collected it from the vicinity of the Ayurvedic College, Bhubaneswar
. References: The Plant List Ver.1.1 Catalogue of Life POWO GBIF (High resolution specimens) India Biodiversity Portal Wikipedia Useful Tropical Plants Flora of China Spice Pages: Long Pepper (Piper longum/retrofractum) Piper retrofractum information from NPGS/GRIN Piper retrofractum – Wikimedia Commons Piper retrofractum | Henriette’s Herbal Homepage http://herbalheaven.blogspot.com/2008/11/piper-retrofractum-vahl.html |
Piper retrofractum (Cultivated)
Updated on October 8, 2025