Piperaceae FAMILY

Piper longum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Long pepper is a climbing shrub with stems up to 3 metres long. The plant is cultivated in various areas of tropical Asia for used as a spice and as a medicinal plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Nepal.

HabitatShady places at elevations up to 800 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. Rainforests, where it occurs along streams and among bushes[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].