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Piper longum, commonly known as Indian long pepper or long pepper, is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It belongs to the genus Piper and is classified within the order Piperales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is described in the source Gujin Tushu Jicheng and carries the author citation L. It serves various purposes, including as a medicinal plant, food, spice, and vegetable.
The taxon range for Piper longum includes Fujian, Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangdong, and Myanmar. Additional records indicate its presence in the Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), India, Ceylon, and Malaysia. Occurrence data from various institutions such as CAS, NY, A, POM, and RSA document the species in countries including Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, and Nepal. The species is not considered extinct.
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Species
Long pepper
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderPiperales
- FamilyPiperaceae
Himalaya (Nepal to Bhutan), India, Ceylon, Malaysia.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 158
- With media
- 143
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Collections
- CAS, NY, A, POM, RSA, US
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India, Nepal, United States, China, Brasil
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Encyclopedic overview
Long pepper (Piper longum), sometimes called Indian long pepper or pippali, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. Long pepper has a taste similar to, but is sweeter and more pungent than, its close relative Piper nigrum – from which black, green and white pepper are obtained.
The fruit of the pepper consists of many minuscule fruits – each about the size of a poppy seed – embedded in the surface of a flower spike that closely resembles a hazel tree catkin. Like Piper nigrum, the fruits contain the compound piperine, which contributes to their pungency. Another species of long pepper, Piper retrofractum, is native to Java, Indonesia. The fruits of this plant are often confused with chili peppers, which belong to the genus Capsicum, originally from the Americas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piper longum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.