Piper umbellatum L.

PIP-er or PYE-per -- an old name for pepper ... Dave's Botanary
um-bell-AY-tum -- in umbels ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: cow-foot leaf • Kannada: ಭಾರಿಪತ್ರ ಮೆಣಸು bhaaripatra menasu • Malayalam: അട്ടനാറി attanaari, പന്നിപെരുവലം panniperuvalam, പീച്ചമ്പാൻ peechampan • Marathi: घोसपिंपळी ghosapimpali • Tamil: பெரிய இலை மிளகு periya ilai milaku


botanical names: Piper umbellatum L. ... homotypic synonyms: Heckeria umbellata (L.) Kunth • Lepianthes umbellata (L.) Raf. ex Ramamoorthy • Peperidia umbellata (L.) Kostel. • Peperomia umbellata (L.) Kunth • Pothomorphe umbellata (L.) Miq. ... heterotypic synonyms: Piper subpeltatum Willd. • Pothomorphe subpeltata (Willd.) Miq. ... and more listed at POWO, retrieved 03 April 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

cow-foot leaf

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಭಾರಿಪತ್ರ ಮೆಣಸು bhaaripatra menasu

• name coined, for want of name; ಭಾರಿ bhaari = large, huge; ಪತ್ರ patra = leaf; ಮೆಣಸು menasu = pepper ... this pepper plant bears conspicuously large heart-shaped leaves

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala

അട്ടനാറി attanaari, പന്നിപെരുവലം panniperuvalam, പീച്ചമ്പാൻ peechampan

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

घोसपिंपळी ghosapimpali

• name coined, for want of name; घोस ghosa = cluster, bunch; पिंपळी pimpali = pepper ... the cluster of pepper spikes are borne in leaf axils

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

பெரிய இலை மிளகு periya ilai milaku

• name coined, for want of name; பெரிய periya = large; இலை ilai = leaf; மிளகு milaku = pepper ... large-leaved pepper

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Introduced in India; naturalized in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.2; last update April 1st, 2024. Last accessed 03/04/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 04-04-2024 ~~~~~

Piperaceae naturalized perennial herb "Piper umbellatum" "Heckeria umbellata" "Lepianthes umbellata" "Peperidia umbellata" "Peperomia umbellata" "Pothomorphe umbellata" "Piper subpeltatum" "Pothomorphe subpeltata" "cow-foot leaf"