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Piper interruptum

Piper interruptum
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Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family)
Grows as
Climber
Native range
Taiwan to Philippines, Papuasia to Vanuatu, NE. Queensland
Climate
wet tropical

About

Piper interruptum is a vine in the pepper family Piperaceae, native to the eastern parts of Southeast Asia and to Melanesia and Queensland.

Where it grows

The distribution of this species is from Taiwan south to the Philippines, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Queensland. In Queensland it occurs on the northeast coast from Cape Tribulation south to Mackay in rainforest, monsoon forest and closed beach/coastal forest, often on soils derived from basalt. The altitude range is from sea level to about 800 m (2,600 ft).

Uses

In parts of Asia this species has been used as an anti-flatulent, an emollient to relieve coughing and an antiseptic.

Other Piper plants

Piper abajoense · Piper abalienatum · Piper achupallasense · Higuillo de hoja menuda · Piper angamarcanum · Vera cruz pepper · Piper azuaiense · Piper baezanum · Piper baezense · Piper begoniiforme · Betel · Madagascan Wild Pepper

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Piper interruptum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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