Piperaceae FAMILY
Piper sylvestre
Piper sylvestre
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Piper sylvestre is a climbing plant with more or less woody stems[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, food and tooth protector.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - India, Sri Lanka, Mascarenes.
HabitatLow country, both in moist and dry region, at elevations up to 900 metres in Sri Lanka[ 464 Title A Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon Publication Author Trimen H.; continued by Hooker J.D. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Dulau and Co; London. Year 1898 ISBN Description Very dated, but still a useful work. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].