Synonyms: 

Piper crassum Vell.

Piper glabrilimbum C.DC.

Systematic Position

Kingdom:  Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Order: Piperales

Family: Piperaceae

Native: South America

Common Names

English – Long Pepper

Malayalam – ബ്രസീലിയൻ തിപ്പലി

Description:

Piper colubrinum is a plant with long, slender leaves and small greenish-white flowers, often found in tropical forests.

Habitat: Grown as stock plant for grafting black pepper.

Distribution: Southeast Asia.

Uses: Traditional medicine .