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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Joseph John, K.
• Pradheep, K.
• Jaisankar, I.
• Asokan Nair, R.
• Sharma, T. V. R. S.
• Krishnaraj, M. V.
• John Zachariah, T.
• Nissar, V. A. Muhammed
• Latha, M.
• Bhat, K. V.

Titel

‘Choijwal’ (Piper wallichii (Miq.) Hand.-Mazz.): a wild pepper used as spice and medicine in Andaman Islands of India

Ist Teil von

• Genetic resources and crop evolution, 2020, Vol.67 (1), p.257-262

Ort / Verlag

Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Piper wallichii , a wild Piper vine growing in Andaman Islands, is extracted from the wild for its woody stem with bark used for flavouring curries, although its distribution in this group of Islands is not reported in the floristic records. Karen tribe of North Andaman Island uses its leaf and stem for curing various ailments. Restrictions imposed by Forest Department on extraction and sale of wild plants have led to cultivation attempts in Little Andaman Island. Its botany, chemical profile, ecology, ethnic uses, potential economic importance, propagation and adaptability under cultivation are discussed.