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Piper betle

Piper betle L.


Family Piperaceae
Local Name Gawed
Habit Vine
Special Notes usually chewed by Igorots
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used as treatment for wounds;
Collected from Ucab, Itogon, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Denise Bernadette O. Cervantes
Identification Verified By Teodora D. Balangcod-(n/a)-(Piper betle)-(Taxonomic books);Ranne Santiago Posadas-(2004-02-04)-(Piper betle L.)-(APNI)

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