Piper flavifructum
Trel.
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Seeds - spice
The fruit pulp is sweet and edible; the seeds are bitter and used as a spice.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamp rainforest.
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
Countries: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea
How to Identify
A straggling shrub. The leaves are oval at the base and taper to the tip. They are 7-13 cm long by 11-16 cm wide. The fruit are 20 mm long by 50 mm wide. They are in loose groups. The fruit are yellow berries that are pear shaped.
References (2)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 35
- Trelease, W., Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 9(4): 147
