Pahari Pipar / Hill Pepper
Piper mullesua
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- January-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Piper mullesua
- Genus
- Piper
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Piperaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Piperaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Pahari Pipar
- Nepali
- पहाडी पान Pahaadee Paan
About Pahari Pipar
Hill Pepper (Piper mullesua) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Piperaceae family (Pepper family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple leaves, spike flower clusters, drupe on spike fruit. It is typically found in evergreen and shola forests. It occurs across India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-April.
Piperaceae
Pepper family
Pahari Pipar belongs to the Piperaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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