- Local Name:
- Pipino, Pipo fruit.
- Synonym:
- Habit and Habitat:
- A perennial exotic herb,upto 1 m tall, has been cultivated and introduced in local areas.
- Taxonomic Features:
- Leaves simple,oblong-lanceolate,darkgreen above light green below.Inflorescence terminal, many-flowered.Flower actinomorphic,purple.Sepals-5.Petals-5.Anther yellow.Fruit a berry,fleshy, green become light yellow on repining.
- Flowering and Fruiting:
- Throughout the year.
- Harvesting Time:
- Throughout the year.
- Medicinal Value:
- Fruit is edible and reduces thrust.
- Part Used:
- Fruit.
- Occurrence:
- Cultivated.
- Future Perspective:
- Conservation,Cultivation,Chemical analysis,Herbal Pharmacy.
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