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Edible Portion: Leaves, Fruit, Spice

A creeper with an erect stem. It is 50 cm high. The creeper or vine can be 10 m long. There are very fine powdery hairs when young. The leaves are finer and more tender than Piper betel. They are brighter green with distinct veins. The leaf stalk is 2-5 cm long. The leaf blades are larger near the base. They are 7-14 cm long by 6-13 cm wide. The leaf base is rounded or heart shaped and tapers to a short tip. The fertile stem stick upwards. The spikes are opposite the leaves. The spikes hang downwards. The male spikes are white and 1.5-2.5 cm long by 2-3 mm wide. The female spikes are 2-5 cm long by 8 mm wide in fruit. The fruit is 4 angled and 2.5-3 mm across. The fruit is a single seeded berry.

Common Names: Lolot pepper, Vegetable pepper, Aimanas ai leten, 'i: le:d, Bo la lot, Cabean, Cha phlu, Cha plu, Chabai, Chaphlu, Chhiplou, Chi phlu, Chiaobiouluo, Daun kadok, Jia ju, Julo, Kadok batu, Karuk, l(oos)t tat ph(aws)t, La lot, Lot, Morech ansai, Nom wa, Pa dan, Pa die, Pake, Pak ereart, Patai-butu, Phak i leut, Phak iloed, Phlu ling, Pipali sag, Poivre lolot, Sirih tanah, Tat bat, Ti(ee)u

Synonyms: 

Chavica hainana C.DC;
Chavica sarmentosa (Roxburgh) Miquel;
Piper albispicum C DC;
Piper brevicaule C DC;
Piper gymnostachyum C DC;
Piper lolot C DC;
Piper pierrei C DC;
Piper saigonense C DC;