Piper

Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics

Piper L.
PEPPER
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Classification

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PIPERALES
Piper

Citation

PIPER Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 28. 1753.
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TYPE: Piper nigrum Linnaeus 1753. Lectotypified by Hitchcock, Amer. J. Bot. 10: 513. 1923.

Species

Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Piper aduncum SPIKED PEPPER; FALSE MATICO; HIGUILLO DE HOJA MENUDA Not Native FAC (NWPL)
Piper auritum VERACRUZ PEPPER Not Native
Piper sarmentosum LOLOT PLANT Not Native
Piper umbellatum BAQUINA Not Native

[Family identification key]

1.  Leaf blade obliquely rounded to cuneate at the base
1.  Leaf blade obliquely cordate at the base
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2.  Petiole winged at base; leaf blade oblong-ovate; inflorescence of a solitary spike opposite of the leaf
2.  Petiole not winged; leaf blade orbicular; inflorescence of several spikes and axillary