Ghosapimpali / Pariparoba
Lepianthes umbellata
- Habit
- Shrub
- Native to
- Paleotropics
- Flowering
- June-February
How to identify Ghosapimpali
Identify Ghosapimpali by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Flowers in umbrella-like clusters.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-February.
- Confirm it sits within the Piperaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ghosapimpali.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepianthes umbellata
- Genus
- Lepianthes
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Paleotropics
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ghosapimpali itself; the rest are typical of the Piperaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Piperaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಭಾರಿಪತ್ರ ಮೆಣಸು Bhaaripatra Menasu
- Malayalam
- അട്ടനാറി Attanaari, പന്നിപെരുവലം Panniperuvalm, പീച്ചമ്പാൻ Peechampan
- Marathi
- घोसपिंपळी Ghosapimpali
- Tamil
- பெரிய இலை மிளகு Periya Ilai Milaku
About Ghosapimpali
Pariparoba (Lepianthes umbellata) belongs to the Piperaceae family, where it grows as a shrub. It is native to Paleotropics. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Piperaceae
Pepper family
Ghosapimpali belongs to the Piperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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