naturalizedPiperaceae
Piper betle
Betel leaf
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
The betel (Piper betle) is the leaf of a vine belonging to the Piperaceae family, which includes pepper and kava. Betel leaf is mostly consumed in Asia, and elsewhere in the world by some Asian emigrants, as betel quid or in paan, with Areca nut and/or tobacco.
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Gallery · 2 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 4 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 2 · GBIF 4 records
Makuʻu, Pōpōkī, Hālo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuGBIF 1
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiGBIF 1