Piper stylosum

Miq.

Kadok hutan

PiperaceaeLeaves
Piper stylosum
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Piper stylosum
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
Piper stylosum
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President and Fellows of Harvard College

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.

Where to Find It

A tropical plant. It grows in forests.

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, SE Asia,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

An upright herb in the Piperaceae family found in tropical forests. The leaves are eaten as a vegetable.

Notes

There are between 1000-2000 Piper species. They are mostly in the tropics.

References (2)
  • Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 2 (I-Z) p 1783
  • Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p 213

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