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Betel Leaves (Engl.)
Piper betle L.
AllShrub Height: Not provided Leaves: Leaves ovate or rounded ovate, 8-18 cm. long x 6-10 cm. wide, narrowly and sharply acuminate, cordate or subcordate, petiole 2-4 cm. long. Flowers: Spikes cream, 2 cm. long; stamens 2; stigmas 4-5; bracts rounded to obovate, sessile, central. Fruits: Fruits sessile, often coalescing.
Location & Habitat
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), BENGUET, KIBUNGAN, Occurring wild but also extensively cultivated
Research
Benguet State University: Documentation and Digitalization of Traditional Knowledge and Health Practices: Kankanaeys of Palina and Ekachakran Ethnolinguistic Groups of the Cordillera
Quick Info
- Scientific Name
- Piper betle L.
- Local Name
- Betel Leaves (Engl.)
- Family
- Piperaceae
- Category
- All
- Date Collected
- Jun 28, 2026
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