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| Piper longumIndian Long PepperA climbing shrub to about 3 m tall with heart-shaped leaves and catkin-like infructescences that hold many, closely spaced, tiny fruits. The fruits are used as a spice, unripe and dried and similar to black pepper in taste, or as a condiment. Piper longum is widely distributed in rainforests from India to Indochina to 800 m and is best suited to cultivation in the tropics. |