Piper flaviflorum
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Description
A cultivated tropical vine of the pepper family found in Yunnan, with aromatic leaves and stems used as flavoring.
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Edible Uses
The leaves and vine are cooked and used as a flavoring and spice. The leaves are sold in local markets.
Traditional Uses
The leaves and vine are cooked and used as a flavouring.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. In Yunnan.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Other Information
It is a cultivated plant. The leaves are sold in local markets.
Also Known As
Ganguling, Ke duo ye, Ke pian, Lao mei, Xiegan
References (3)
- Cao, Y., et al, 2020, Ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants used by three trans-boundary ethnic groups in Jiangcheng County, Pu’er, Southwest China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2020) 16:66
- Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
- Xu, You-Kai, et al, 2004, Wild Vegetable Resources and Market Survey in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China. Economic Botany. 58(4): 647-667.
