
Piperaceae FAMILY
Piper caducibracteum
Piper caducibracteum
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Piper caducibracteum is an evergreen climbing shrub, producing perennial stems that scramble over the ground or twine into the surrounding vegetation[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild and used as a substitute for Piper betle in a masticatory with betel nut[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Indonesia in the Moluccas.
HabitatLocally common in woodland, where it straggles over other plants[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].