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Piper wallichii

Botanic Family

Piperaceae

Author

(Miquel) Handel-Mazzetti

Common Names

• Tang (Chepang)
• Pipal (Tamang)
• Shi nan teng (Pinyin)
• Ye-nu-pin (Myanmar)

Geographical Habitats

• S Gansu
• N Guangdong
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• SW Hubei
• W Hunan
• Sichuan
• Yunnan - China
• Bangladesh
• E India
• Indonesia
• Myanmar
• Nepal
• Thailand

Natural Habitats

• Forest in wet & shade

Flowering Times

• Sep to Oct
• Feb-Jun (China)

Fruiting Times

• Dec to Jan

Dioecious climber, creeper or shrub with 1.2mm greenish flowers, fruit a drupe to 3mm dia.

Further References

• Manandhar 2002
• FOC
• NYBG
• The Plant List
• USNH