✿Gnetaceae · Gnetum
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
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.

Botanical family
Gnetaceae
Gnetum Family
Pipli belongs to the Gnetaceae family.
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