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Piper betle

Piper betle L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Piperaceae
Local Name Icmo; Paminta (Tagalog)
Habit Vine
Habitat Cultivated in all tropical countries
Special Notes Usually aromatic
Ethnobotanical Uses FOOD: used as a spice for cooking;
Collected from Nangalisan, Tuba, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Kriselda Chua, Thea dela Cruz, Elaine Juatchon, Jasmine Laforteza

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