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Pipli

Gnetum montanum

Liana
Habit
Liana
Found in India
Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh & more

How to identify Pipli

Identify Pipli by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.

  • Look for a liana habit.
  • Check the distinctive field mark: Woody climbing vine with broad leaves, unusual for a gymnosperm.
  • In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and nearby regions.
  • Confirm it sits within the Gnetaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pipli.

Plant Details

Scientific name
Gnetum montanum
Genus
Gnetum
Family
Gnetaceae
Habit
Liana
Native to
Asia
Distribution
India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, China, Indo-China
Found in India
Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Local Names

Nepali
Pipli

About Pipli

Gnetum montanum belongs to the Gnetaceae family, where it grows as a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and 2 other states.

Illustration representing the Gnetaceae family
Botanical family

Gnetaceae

Gnetum Family

Pipli belongs to the Gnetaceae family.

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