
Piperaceae FAMILY
Piper bantamense
Piper bantamense
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Piper bantamense is an evergreen, climbing shrub producing woody stems up to 15 metres long[ 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 gathered from the wild mainly for local medicinal uses, it is also used as a source of drinkable water when travelling in the jungle[ 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.
HabitatForests and thickets at elevations up to 350 metres[ 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. ].