Piper hymenophyllum
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- September-April
How to identify Piper hymenophyllum
Identify Piper hymenophyllum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Piperaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Piper hymenophyllum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Piper hymenophyllum
- Genus
- Piper
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Piper hymenophyllum 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.
About Piper hymenophyllum
A member of the Piperaceae family, Piper hymenophyllum is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Piperaceae
Pepper family
Piper hymenophyllum belongs to the Piperaceae family.
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