Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Piperaceae | Genus: Piper | Species: Piper longum L. |
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| Synonym | Chavica longa H.Karst., Chavica roxburghii Miq. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Pipli, Indian Long Pepper, Lindi Piper | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Long Pepper | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Taboppi | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 900-1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit 2 mm across, glabrous, black or deep red |
| Habitat | Occurs in semi-evergreen, evergreen and moist deciduous forests and wastelands | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Indo-Malesia | Bark Details | Glabrous with branches soft angular and grooved when dry |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Creeper that spreads on the ground or may take support of other trees, leaves are 2 to 3 inch long. The older leaves are dentate, dark in color and heart shaped | Leaf Details | Leaves to 8 X 4 cm, ovate, acute at apex, cordate and strongly oblique at base, 7-nerved, membranous, shining above; nerves impressed; petiole 1-3 cm long |
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