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Piper sarmentosum (wild pepper leaf / kaduk)

Piper sarmentosum is a plant in the family Piperaceae used in many Southeast Asian cuisines. The leaves are often confused with betel, but they lack the intense taste of the betel leaves and are significantly smaller.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Piper sarmentosum
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Piper
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Piperales
Habit: shrub