Piperaceae
Piper

Piper longum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 29 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a climbing perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

China Southeast, Hainan, India, Malaya, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chanchal, C. & Thongam, B. (2013). Notes on the Piper species of Manipur, north east India. Folia Malaysiana 14: 55-62.
  • Das, A.P., Samanta, A.K. & Biswas, K. (2010). A census of Piper L. (Piperaceae) in Terai, Duars and the hills of Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Pleione 4: 33-41.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (1984). Flora of Bhutan 1(2): 189-462. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Maliya, S.D. & Datt, B. (2010). A contribution to the flora of Katarniyaghat wildlife sanctuary, Baharaich district, Uttar Pradesh. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 34: 42-68.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Sarmah, K.K. & Borthakur, S.K. (2009). A checklist of angiospermic plants of Manas national park in Assam, India. Pleione 3: 190-200.
  • Sikarwar, R.L.S. (2014). Angiosperm diversity assessment of Chitrakootthe legendary place of Vindhyan range, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 38: 563-619.
  • Suwanphakdee, C. & al. (2020). A synopsis of Thai Piper (Piperaceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 48: 145-183.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of China 4: 1-453. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Das, A.P., Samanta, A.K. & Biswas, K. (2010). A census of Piper L. (Piperaceae) in Terai, Duars and the hills of Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas. Pleione 4: 33-41.
  • Dassanayake (ed.) (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Suwanphakdee, C. & al. (2020). A synopsis of Thai Piper (Piperaceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 48: 145-183.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of China 4: 1-453. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1924 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000794364 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842485 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124373 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124365 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124375 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] India K001124368 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] India K001124369 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K000794336 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [6640] BU K000794362 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124371 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124374 Unknown Type Material Yes
Simons, C.J. [88] India K000794338 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124370 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thwaites, G.H.K. [2953] Sri Lanka K000794363 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtis, C. [887] Malaysia K000842484 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124366 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [6640] India K000794337 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124372 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842483 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6640] K001124367 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6641] India Piper sarmentosum K001124377 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6641] Piper sarmentosum K001124376 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0