Piperaceae FAMILY

Piper caninum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Climber

Growth—

Easily grown in sun or some shade so long as the soil is moist^[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required^[2].

Propagation

Seed - New roots are formed quickly from stem nodes, making stem cuttings easy and reliable^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Piper+caninum>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Australian Rainforest Plants Volumes 1 - 6 — Nicholson N. & H. · Terania Rainforest Publishing; New South Wales. · 2007 · ISBN 9-78095894-3628 ↩︎Beautiful set of booklets with a terse description of over 600 species and their habitat, often including some of their uses and notes on their cultivation, plus at least one, excellent photograph.
[2]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
[3]Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants — http://www.anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/rfk/index.html ↩︎An online resource giving botanical information, and a little bit about plant usage, for over 2,700 species of plants found in the Australian rainforest.
[4]The Gardens' Bulletin Straits Settlements Vol VI — Singapore Botanic Gardens; Singapore. · 1930 ↩︎A botanical publication of Singapore Botanic Gardens, with a range of articles. This one focuses on the medicinal plants of the region.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎