Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Piperales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Piperaceae Giseke
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Piper L., Sp. Pl. 28-30 (1753)
Synonymy:
  • = Macropiper Miq. (1839)
Type Taxon:
Piper nigrum L.
 Description

Fls minute, close-set, in axillary, unisexual, bracted spikes. ♂ of 2–3 stamens, anther-cells distinct; ♀ developing into a small drupe, often connate to bracts and axis. Shrubs or small trees, branches often with swollen nodes; lvs alt., entire, stipulate.

[From: Allan (1961) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 1. as Macropiper Miq.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Non-endemic)
Number of species in New Zealand within Piper L.
CategoryNumber
Indigenous (Endemic)1
Indigenous (Non-endemic)1
Total2
 Bibliography
Jaramillo, M.A.; Callejas, R.; Davidson, C.; Smith, J.F.; Stevens, A.C.; Tepe, E.J. 2008: A phylogeny of the tropical genus Piper using Its and the chloroplast intron psbJ–petA. Systematic Botany 33(4): 647–660.
Linnaeus, C. 1753: Species Plantarum. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.