Piper retrofractum
| Piper retrofractum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Piper |
| Species: | P. retrofractum |
| Binomial name | |
| Piper retrofractum Vahl | |
| Synonyms | |
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Piper officinarum (Miq.) C.DC. | |
Piper retrofractum, the Balinese long pepper or Javanese long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit of Piper retrofractum is similar in appearance and taste to that of the Long Pepper (P. longum). In Cambodia it is known as ដីប្លី (Dei-Phlei) and Thai as ดีปลี [Dee'bPlee].
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- http://www.khmerenaissance.info/geography_environment/0015_Dei_phlei.html
- http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PIRE9
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