C.DC., Piperaceae |
Present on Pacific Islands? yes
Primarily a threat at high elevations? no
Common name(s): [more details]
English: lolo pepper, lolot |
French: poivre lolot |
Pohnpeian: peper lolo |
Vietnamese: la lot |
Habit: herb
Description: "Dioecious shrub or subshrub, 1.5-3.5 feet tall. Leaf blades of two forms, lowermost broadly ovate with cordate base; uppermost ovate to oblong-ovate with rounded, unequal-sided base, 2-5 inches long, upper side glabrous, underside finely puberulent on major veins, apex acute to tapering, secondary veins 5-7 pairs. Inflorescence: male unknown, female 0.5-0.75 inches long, bracts shield-shaped, glabrous. Female flowers: ovary glabrous, stigmatic lobes 3 (rarely 4 or 5). Fruit globose" (Staples & Herbst, 2005; p. 456).
Habitat/ecology: Plants growing and spreading at the Pohnpei Botanical Garden behind the Visitors Bureau. There is about 1/3 of an acre. This plants are growing very well under trees in the shade. (Konrad Englberger, pers. com.)
Propagation: Seed and vegetatively (Staples & Herbst, 2005, p. 456; Staples, Herbst & Imada, 2000, p. 27).
Native range: Vietnam, cultivated elsewhere (GRIN).
Presence:
Pacific | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Islands |
Pohnpei Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 123)
Voucher cited: D.H. Lorence 9487 (COM, NY, PTBG) Invasive |
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Islands |
Pohnpei Island |
introduced
invasive cultivated |
Englberger, Konrad (2009)
Decision on possible eradication pending 16 March 2009. |
Federated States of Micronesia
Pohnpei Islands |
Pohnpei Island |
National Tropical Botanical Garden (U.S.A. Hawaii. Kalaheo.) (2006) (voucher ID: PTBG 44891)
Taxon name on voucher: Piper lolot |
|
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Fatu Hiva Island |
introduced
|
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013) |
French Polynesia
Marquesas Islands |
Ua Pou (Huapu, Uapou, Uapu) Island |
introduced
|
Lorence, David H./Wagner, Warren L. (2013)
Voucher cited: D. H. Lorence 9322 (PAP, PTBG, US) |
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Maui Island |
Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (2001) (voucher ID: BISH 685826)
Taxon name on voucher: Piper lolot C. DC. |
|
State of Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands |
Oahu Island |
Bishop Museum (U.S.A. Hawaii. Honolulu.) (1985) (voucher ID: BISH 490551)
Taxon name on voucher: Piper lolot C. DC. |
Pacific Rim | |||
Country/Terr./St. & Island group |
Location |
Cited status &
Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction? |
Reference &
Comments |
Vietnam
Vietnam |
Vietnam (Socialist Republic of) |
native
|
U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) |
Comments: Commonly cultivated for use as a condiment in Vietnamese cooking. Unrooted stem cuttings are also sold for use as an aquarium ornamental (Staples & Herbst, 2005; p. 456).
Control:
Physical: "Physical removal is effective if done repeatedly for an extended period" (Englberger, 2009; p. 10).
Chemical: "Two to three applications with glyphosate (Roundup) at a high concentration can control the plant" (Englberger, 2009; p. 10).
Biological: Reportedly affected by a mosaic virus (Staples & Herbst, 2005; p. 456).