Piper methysticum

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Piper methysticum, Forst. (P. inebrians, Soland. Macropiper methysticum, Hook & Arn.). Dioecious shrub, 8-10 ft., nearly glabrous: lvs. round-oval, deeply cordate at base, acuminate at apex, slightly pubescent beneath on the nerves and on the short petiole: spikes mostly shorter than the lvs. and opposite them. Pacific islands.—From the root of this plant is made the drink known as kava, ava, yaquona.

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