Edible: Fruit, Herb, Spice, Leaves
A twining herb. It can be several metres long. It is creeping or climbing and forms roots below. The leaves often have small hairs. The branches are smooth. The leaves have stalks. The leaf blade is 3-12 cm long by 2-12 cm wide. They are broadly oval to heart shaped. They taper to a short tip. The lower leaves have long stalks. The upper leaves do not have stalks and clasp the stem. There are usually 5 veins at the base. The flowers are green. They are opposite the leaves. The male spike is 5.5 cm long and 3 mm wide. The female spike is 1.5-1.5 cm long and 2.5-4 mm wide. The fruit is a berry. The berries stick to the axis or central stalk.
A tropical and subtropical plant. In Nepal it grows to about 800 m altitude. In China it grows at about 600 m altitude in Yunnan. It is cultivated in other provinces in the south. In XTBG Yunnan.
Common Names: Bi ba, Bithipokang, Fanfeuwali, Hippali, Jaborandi pepper, Janli pan, Kandan, Lahare pan, Likadu, Magadhi, Nallamulagu, Nga-yok-kaung, Paik-chin, Peepla, Peli ja, Phrik haang, Pimpli, Pimpoli, Pipal, Pipala, Pipali, Pipla, Piplamor, Piplamul, Pipli, Pipoli, Pippali, Pippili, Pippuloo, Pipul, Punthong, Singmalta, Siramulam, Tieu dai, Tieu lot, Tippili, Tieu dai
Synonyms:
Chavica roxburghii Miquel;
According to PROSEA Piper longum does not occur in Malesia and has been confused with P. sarmentosa