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Piper cathayanum

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

M. G. Gilbert & N. H. Xia

Common Names

• Hua shan lou (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• S to SW Guangdong
• Guangxi
• SE Guizhou
• Hainan
• Sichuan-China

Natural Habitats

• Forest streamsides

Flowering Times

• Mar-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

Dioecious climber with 1.2mm flowers & fruit a drupe to 2.5mm dia., softly pubescent young stems, male spike to 40mm, female spike to 30mm

Further References

• Mobot
• FOC