Genus: Piper L.

Family:

Piperaceae

Common names:

pepper

Genus number:

9421

Last updated:

08-Sep-1998

Accession Count:

60 (2 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

List of Species Records in GRIN

References:

Jaramillo, M. A. & P. S. Manos. 2001. Phylogeny and patterns of floral diversity in the genus Piper (Piperaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 88:706-716.
Jaramillo, M. A. et al. 2008. A phylogeny of the tropical genus Piper using ITS and the chloroplast intron psbJ-petA. Syst. Bot. 33:647-660. URL: www.aspt.net/systematic-botany

Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~):

(=) Anderssoniopiper Trel.
(=~) Arctottonia Trel.
(=) Artanthe Miq.
(=) Chavica Miq.
(=) Discipiper Trel. & Stehlé
(=) Heckeria Kunth
(=) Lepianthes Raf.
(=) Lindeniopiper Trel.
(=~) Macropiper Miq.
(=) Muldera Miq.
(=) Ottonia Spreng.
(=) Pleiostachyopiper Trel.
(=~) Pothomorphe Miq.
(=~) Trianaeopiper Trel.

Images:

Disseminule drawings\; A-B: Seed in two views and with and without aril; C: embryo in situ; D: transection of seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

Embryo drawing: U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing

Fruit: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Fruits: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Seed: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Seeds: U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Check Index Nominum Genericorum for Piper

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2019. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9421. Accessed 21 August 2019.