Mom Che Puteh's garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.
Piper betle L. Piperaceae. CN: [Malay - Daun Sirih], Betel, Betel pepper, Betelvine. Probable origin Malesia floristic zone and widely cultivated in paleotropics. Evergreen perennial creeper found in most part of tropical Asia. The leaf is valued as a stimulant and in traditional medicines and paired with betel nut is almost a must for Malay shamanic rituals in folk medicines. Synonym(s):
Artanthe hexagyna Miq.
Betela mastica Raf.
Chavica auriculata Miq.
Chavica betle (L.) Miq.
Chavica chuvya Miq.
Chavica densa Miq.
Chavica siriboa Miq.
Cubeba seriboa Miq.
Piper anisodorum Nves ex Fern.-Vill.
Piper betel Blanco [Spelling variant]
Piper bidentatum Stokes
Piper chawya Buch.-Ham.
Piper chuvya Miq.
Piper saururus Burm.
Piper siriboa L.
Piperi betlum (L.) St.-Lag.Ref. and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2559050www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28574en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betel