Piperaceae
Piper

Piper macropiper Pennant

First published in Outlin. Globe 4: 242 (1800)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Taiwan, Peninsula Thailand to W. Pacific. It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Caroline Is., Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Santa Cruz Is., Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gardner, R.O. (2010). Piper (Piperaceae) in the Solomon islands: the climbing species. Blumea 55: 4-13.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2013). Piper (Piperaceae) in New Guinea: the climbing species. Blumea 57: 275-294.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Suwanphakdee, C. & al. (2020). A synopsis of Thai Piper (Piperaceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 48: 145-183.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF ( 2021-continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2010). Piper (Piperaceae) in the Solomon islands: the climbing species. Blumea 55: 4-13.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2013). Piper (Piperaceae) in New Guinea: the climbing species. Blumea 57: 275-294.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • 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.
  • Suwanphakdee, C. & al. (2020). A synopsis of Thai Piper (Piperaceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 48: 145-183.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Australia 2: 1-486. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 29, 2008 Takeuchi, W., et al. [19945] Papua New Guinea K000575250 Yes
Aug 28, 2008 Weiblen, G., et al. [1037] Papua New Guinea K000575189 Yes
Aug 28, 2008 Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D. [15604] Papua New Guinea K000575193 Yes
Aug 28, 2008 Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D. [15680] Papua New Guinea K000575192 Yes
Aug 28, 2008 Takeuchi, W. [12109] Papua New Guinea K000575190 Yes
Aug 28, 2008 Takeuchi, W.; Ama, D. [16552] Papua New Guinea K000575191 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Brass, L.J. [1562] Papua New Guinea K000820232 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842321 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842334 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842316 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842328 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Singapore K000842320 Yes
Johns, R.J.; Bagoera, G.; Simaga, J.M.; Kunia, T. [10926] Papua New Guinea K001926520 No
Johns, R.J. [10998] Papua New Guinea K001926522 No
Johns, R.J. [10998] Papua New Guinea K001926523 No
Suzana, S.; Jauris, S.; Pius, G.; Braham, B.; Adzwan, S.; Rozianah, M. [SS 28] Malaysia K001622432 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842324 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842323 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842332 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842315 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842330 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842326 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842314 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842313 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842333 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842319 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842317 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842331 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842329 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Singapore K000842335 Yes
Imin, K.; Angan, A.; Julius, A. [FRI81380] Malaysia K003533793 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842327 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842318 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia K000842312 Yes
Aug 28, 2008 Jawa, R. [74286] Malaysia Piper arborescens K000575234 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6648] Malaysia Piper arborescens K000575918 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia Piper arborescens K000794888 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hoffmannsegg, J.C., von [103] Indonesia Piper arborescens K000794889 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