Piper nigrum
Tanay
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 12:35 AM, Yazdy Palia <yazdypa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This looks like Piper Nigrum to me. It is black pepper. In particular, I
> think the old Balan Kotta variety. From the shape of the leaves and the
> length of the spikes lit looks like Balankotta variety of black pepper just
> flowering. The tiny specks are the flowers which are pollinated by
> raindrops. Since it is growing in the wild, it could also be one of the wild
> varieties which bear very few corns. We can not be sure until the
> pollination is complete. it could be a seed dispersed by the bird. Birds
> like the red whiskered bulbuls swallow a lot of ripe berries.
> Regards
> Yazdy.
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 18, 2010 at 1:55 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear all,
>> Kindly help to identify this wild twiner found in off-shoots of Western
>> ghats; the taste is similar to betel-leaf. Is this *Piper betle* L. or
>> could this be *Piper attenuatum*?
>>
>> *Date/Time-*
>>
>> 12-09-2010 / 03:00 PM
>>
>> *Location- Place, Altitude, GP*
>>
>> ca.420asl; Natham; Dindigul dist; TN
>>
>> *Habitat-** Garden**/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-*
>>
>> wild; riparian
>>
>> *Plant Habit-*
>>
>> twiner herb
>>
>> *Height/Length-*
>>
>> 3 -4 metre
>>
>> *Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size-*
>>
>> ca.8 X 12cm; glabrous
>>
>> *Inflorescence Type/ Size-*
>>
>> axillary spike; to 10cm long
>>
>> *Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts-*
>>
>>
>> *Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- *
>>
>> *Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- *
>> *
>> *
>>
>> --
>> Muthu Karthick, N
>> Junior Research Fellow
>> Care Earth Trust
>> Chennai - 61
>> www.careearthtrust.org
>>
>
>
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