Piper fragile
Benth.
Piperaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Piper fragile is an evergreen, scrambling shrub that creeps over the ground or climbs into nearby plants for support.
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southeast Asia - Indonesia, the Philippines, New Guinea.
Habitat
On rocks near the sea, in thickets, and in forests at low elevations[
465- Title
- An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants
- Publication
-
- Author
- Merrill E.D.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Bureau of Science, Manila.
- Year
- 1925
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Mainly a list of plant names, plus some synonyms, giving details of where the name was published. Also gives a note on the range of the plant, its habitat and local names. Unfortunately, it does not even give a brief description of the plant.
].
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Climber |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Similar to P. Abbreviatum.
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required.
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
The bitter, fragile bark is used in the treatment of yaws[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014 by
Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
