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Piper wightii
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Family:
PIPERACEAE
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Citation: Piper wightii Miq. in Hook.'s London J. Bot. 5: 552. 1846; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 94. 1886; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1207(845). 1925; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 25,38. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 376. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 64. 1998; Sasidh. & Anto in Manoharan et al., Silent Valley-Whispers Reason 141. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 339. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 264. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 556. 2002.
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Description:
Stout glabrous climbers. Leaves simple, alternate, 14-17 x 6-8 cm, ovate, acuminate at apex, round to subcordate at base, 3-5-ribbed, coriaceous, midrib with 2-3 lateral nerves similar to ribs, nervules reticulate; petiole 2 cm long. Spike to 8 cm long stout, drooping; peduncle 2 cm long; bracts curved and hooded at one side. Flowers distantly arranged; stamens 2. Berry reddish, to 7 mm across, globose, smooth; stigmatic lobes 3 or 4.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
July-February
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District(s):
Palakkad, Idukki, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Kannur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Evergreen and shola forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Green, Yellow
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
400-1200
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Localities:
Ponmudi, Kattimudi, Kokkara, Karimala, Vattavada, Meenmutty, Athirumala, Kappukadu, Koviltherimala, Bonaccord
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