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Taxonomy
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TAXON
Piper chaba W. Hunter
FAMILY
Piperaceae Giseke
ALTERNATE FAMILY
nom. cons.
GENUS
Piper L.
SPECIES
chaba W. Hunter Asiat. Research. 9:391. 1809
Plant Description
Creeper ; Leaves are 2 to 3 inch long. The older leaves are dentate, dark in color and heart shaped. The younger leaf is ovate in shape and contains 5 veins on them. Flowers are monoceous and male and female flowers are borne on different plants. Male flower stalk is about 1 to 3 inch long and female flower stalk is ½ to 1 inch long. Fruit is long. When it ripes it attains red color and when it dries it attains black color. It is one inch in diameter.
*Description source: Not verified.