Piper flavifructum
Trel.
Piperaceae Edible: Fruit, Seeds - spice
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President and Fellows of Harvard College
Description
A straggling shrub. The leaves are oval at the base and taper to the tip. They are 7-13 cm long by 11-16 cm wide. The fruit are 20 mm long by 50 mm wide. They are in loose groups. The fruit are yellow berries that are pear shaped.
Edible Uses
The fruit pulp is sweet and edible; the seeds are bitter and used as a spice.
Traditional Uses
The fruit pulp is sweet and the seeds are bitter.
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Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in swamp rainforest.
Where It Grows
Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, PNG,
References (2)
- Reis, S. V. and Lipp, F. L., 1982, New Plant Sources for Drugs and Foods from the New York Botanical Garden herbarium. Harvard. p 35
- Trelease, W., Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 9(4): 147
