General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Plant Height: Climbs 6 to 15 feet or more
Leaves: Evergreen
Fragrant
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • Betel Plant
  • Betel Pepper
  • Betel Vine
Also sold as:
  • Piper betel

Photo Gallery
Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2016-09-13
The fruit in this points downward.  Pic Sept. 2016
Location: National Botanical Garden (DC) | November 2022
Date: 2022-11-26
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Botanical Garden Copenhagen
Date: 2016-12-04
Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2010
Betel leaves are eaten with some ingredients.  Took this picture
Location: Mysore, India
Date: 2014
The vine grows better if it is given some wood support for its ro
Location: Vietnam, Areca catechu
Date: 2013-02-08
Photo courtesy of: Bui Thuy Dao Nguyen
Location: Betel leaf in Jaflong Sylhet Bangladesh
Date: 2007-03-25
Photo courtesy of: Md. Shahnoor Habib
Location: Bandlaguda in Rangareddry district, Andhra Pradesh
Date: 2012-12-22
Photo courtesy of: Adityamadhav83

Flora de Filipinas 1880
Location: Bandlaguda in Rangareddry district, Andhra Pradesh
Date: 2012-11-12
Photo courtesy of: Adityamadhav83

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