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Piper methysticum Images

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Piper methysticum
Five year old plant, harvested for its roots
Photograph by: Scot Nelson
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Piper methysticum
Very old kava plant near a stream on the island of Hawaii
Photograph by: Scot Nelson
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Piper methysticum
The plant grows well in the understorey and is used in agroforestry systems, as here with the neem tree
Photograph by: Scot Nelson
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Piper methysticum
The plant is grown on a large scale for its medicinal uses - as here in Hawaii
Photograph by: Scot Nelson
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Piper methysticum
Growing plant
Photograph by: Joel Abroad
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Piper methysticum
Flowering stem
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Piper methysticum
Stems, showing aerial roots
Photograph by: Forest and Kim Starr
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Piper methysticum
Aerial roots - some of them are infected with root-knot nematodes
Photograph by: Scot Nelson
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Piper methysticum
The plant propagates readily - even small sections of stem like this quickly form new roots and can be used to make new plants
Photograph by: Scot Nelson
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Piper methysticum
A cup of traditional kava tea
Photograph by: Joel abroad
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