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betel pepper plant - piper sarmentosum
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Posted by EarlyBirdWorms Hawke's Bay NZ (My Page) on Tue, May 25, 04 at 16:57
Keen to try and grow this plant inside a greenhouse in Napier, Hawke's Bay.
Seeking seeds or cuttings from within New Zealand.
Interested in any ideas or suggestions
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RE: betel pepper plant - piper sarmentosum
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| look for some natives with red lips and teeth , though I doubt it would grow in most of your temperate islands. |
RE: betel pepper plant - piper sarmentosum
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| There is a betel pepper plant growing in the open in the RBG, Sydney. It has been there for years. |
RE: betel pepper plant - piper sarmentosum
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| The betel pepper that is chewed with betel nut is piper areca, or piper betle, not piper sarmentosum. Piper areca leaves are quite peppery, but in PNG it's the unripe fruit catkin of this vine that's the preferred chewing accompaniment for betel nut , rather than the leaf. The catkin is extremely fragrant - almost like pine. Piper sarmentosum is used in Thai cuisine - it's very mild (or bland) in flavour, although it looks the same. |
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