Flowering class: Dicot
Habit: Herb
Distribution notes: Exotic
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Micropiper exiguum (Bl.) Miq. |
| synonym | Micropiper pellucidum (L.) Miq. |
| synonym | Micropiper tenellum Klotzsch ex Miq. |
| synonym | Peperomia concinna (Haworth) A. Dietrich |
| synonym | Peperomia ephemera Ekman |
| synonym | Peperomia exigua (Bl.) Miq. |
| synonym | Peperomia exigua var. freireifolia (A.Rich.) C. DC. |
| synonym | Peperomia freireifolia (Hochst. ex A. Rich.) A. Rich. |
| synonym | Peperomia hymenophylla Miq. |
| synonym | Peperomia knoblecheriana Schott |
| synonym | Peperomia nana C. DC. |
| synonym | Peperomia oleracea Poepp. ex Miq. |
| synonym | Peperomia pellucida var. baileyana Trel. |
| synonym | Peperomia pellucida var. minor Miq. |
| synonym | Peperomia pellucida var. pygmaea Miq. |
| synonym | Peperomia tenuiflora Opiz |
| synonym | Peperomia translucens Trel. |
| synonym | Peperomia triadophylla Peter |
| synonym | Peperomia vogelii Miq. |
| synonym | Peperomia yapensis C. DC. |
| synonym | Piper concinnum Haw. |
| synonym | Piper exiguum Bl. |
| synonym | Piper freireifolia Hochst. ex A. Rich. |
| synonym | Piper freirifolium Hochst. ex A. Rich. |
| synonym | Piper hyalinum Wall. |
| synonym | Piper pellucidum L. |
| synonym | Piper scandens Poepp. ex Miq. |
| synonym | Piper tenuiflorum (Opiz) D. Dietr. |
| synonym | Verhuellia knoblecheriana C. DC. |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Description
Habit: Herb
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Delicate, glabrous annual herbs; stems erect, 5-30 cm tall, pellucid, branched when well developed. Leaves alternate throughout, 1-3 cm long and wide, triangular ovate, cordate at base with a sinus 1-2 mm deep, obtuse or shortly acuminate at apex, pellucid, palmately 5-7 nerved from the base ; petiole 6-15 mm long, clasping decurrent along the stem. Spikes solitary, terminal but frequently leaf-opposed by overtopping, 2-5 cm long, slender, axis glabrous; peduncle 2-5 cm long, about as thick as spike axis; bracts 0.2-0.3 mm in diameter. Flowers scarcely immersed. Ovary with a fleshy, oblique, subapical stigma. Fruit sessile, about 0.8 mm long, globose-ellipsoid, with an apical stigma, longitudinally striate-undulate, blackish brown at maturity.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Cyclicity
Flowering & fruiting : rainy season
Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
Flowering and fruiting: September-December
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Morphology
A small erect herb, upto 6 inch height, stem pale green. Leaves cordate, glabrous, pale green, almost transparent when dry. Spikes terminal, flowers and fruits are minute.
Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Degraded Forest areas, Moist Shady Localities
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Open forests, around nurseries, greenhouses
It is very common in damp, shade or even in old roofs where generally bryophytes grow.
Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
Degraded forest areas and wastelands
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Odisha; South America, Mexico, West Indies
Local Distribution
Bongaigaon, Barak Valley, Kamrup
Assam Distribution
In flora of Assam vol. IV, Kanjilal & Das mentioned it as American origin recorded from Sadiya in 1908. But it thrives well mostly in high rainfall areas, highly acclamatized.
Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
Global Distribution
Native of Tropical America; now Pantropical
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Maharashtra: Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg
Karnataka: Coorg, Mysore, N. Kanara, S. Kanara
Kerala: All districts
Tamil Nadu: All districts
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
The entire plant is eaten cooked as vegetable specially with small fishes. Also the palnt is considered medicinal for various purposes.
Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
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📚 Information Listing
References
- Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 64. 1815; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1210(847). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 248. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 320. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 386. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 342. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 685. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 396. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 383. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 304. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 575. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 337. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 262. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 551. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 417. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 605. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 685. 2009.
- Peperomia exigua (Blume) Miq., Syst. Piperac. 77. 1843; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 97. 1886.
- Piper pellucidum L., Sp. Pl. 30.1753.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
Information Listing > References
- Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 64. 1815; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1210(847). 1925; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 248. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 320. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 386. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 342. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 685. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 396. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 383. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 304. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 575. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 337. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 262. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 551. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 417. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 605. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 685. 2009.
- Peperomia exigua (Blume) Miq., Syst. Piperac. 77. 1843; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 5: 97. 1886.
- Piper pellucidum L., Sp. Pl. 30.1753.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Piperales |
| Family | Piperaceae |
| Genus | Peperomia |
| Species | Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth |
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