Piper betle L. belongs to the Piperaceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Piperales
Family
Piperaceae
Genus
Piper
Specific Epithet
betle
Authorship
L.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Moderate
ED 15.8
Moderately distinct — it has closer living relatives than the most isolated species.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
1.3
Global rank
#30,535 of 335,497
Top 10%
Extinction probability
10%
Location
Malaysia, Sabah, Interior (Tenom)
Location Remarks
Crocker Range National Park. Substesen Melalap. Lowland dipterocarp forest. 440 m elev.
Collectors
Martin W. Callmander, Christopher Davidson, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph, Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian
Notes
Liana.
Location
Malaysia, Sabah, Tawau (Lahad Datu)
4.960944, 117.802889
Location Remarks
Danum Valley Conservation Area. Danum Valley Research Center. Loop trail along river. 164 m elev.
Collectors
Postar Miun, Jeisin Jumian, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Martin W. Callmander, Sven Buerki
Notes
Liana; spike pendent, green, knobby.