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Piper sylvaticum

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

Roxburgh

Common Names

• Mountain Long Pepper
• Chang bing hu jiao (Pinyin)
• Taw-kun (Myanmar)

Geographical Habitats

• Subtropical E. Himalaya
• Xizang
• S Yunnan-China
• Bangladesh
• India
• Myanmar

Natural Habitats

• Wet areas in forest

Flowering Times

• Aug-Sep

Fruiting Times

Herbaceous dioecious climbing or creeping vine fruit a drupe to 5mm dia.

Further References

• Sturtevant 1919
• Bailey 1976
• Huxley 1992
• FOC