Piperaceae
Piper

Piper puberulum (Benth.) Seem.

First published in Fl. Vit.: t. 75 (1868)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Pacific. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Fiji, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tubuai Is., Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Florence, J. (1997). Flore de la Polynésie Française 1: 1-393. IRD editions, Paris.
  • Gardner, R.O. (2011). Trees and shrubs of Niue: an identification guide to the island's indigenous and naturalised woody plants: 1-244. R.O. Gardner, Auckland, New Zealand.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Reinecke, F. [75.] Samoa Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K000820303 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Seemann, B. [567] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K000820309 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Seemann, B. [567] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K000820307 Type Yes
Koroiveibau, D. [15177] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518780 Yes
Smith, A.C. [8593] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518785 Yes
Smith, A.C. [167] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518769 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7297] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518783 Yes
Qoro, I. [14337] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518778 Yes
Qoro, I. [13122] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518766 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13569] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518773 Yes
Greenwood, W. [1075] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518748 Yes
Smith, A.C. [395] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518768 Yes
Smith, A.C. [5668] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518758 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13967] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518771 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [14156] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518775 Yes
Smith, A.C. [5607] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518762 Yes
Smith, A.C. [5981] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518761 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6678] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518764 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13569] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518746 Yes
Smith, A.C. [8923] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518776 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13871] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518765 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13967] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518772 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6678] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518763 Yes
Horne, J. [s.n.] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518750 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518752 Yes
Melville, R.; Melville, E.F.; Parham, J. [7018] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518747 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13908] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518774 Yes
{Dept. of Agric} [12819] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518777 Yes
Smith, A.C. [331] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518767 Yes
Harvey, W.H. [s.n.] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518755 Yes
Gillespie, J.W. [4658] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518756 Yes
Smith, A.C. [4186] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518757 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7095] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518786 Yes
Meebold, A. [16710] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518749 Yes
Smith, A.C. [115] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518784 Yes
Milne [37] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518754 Yes
Koroiveibau, D. [7612] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518779 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6262] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518760 Yes
Koroiveibau, D. [15177] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518781 Yes
[Milne HMS. Herald] [78] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518753 Yes
Degener, O. [15179] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518770 Yes
Smith, A.C. [9210] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518782 Yes
[Milne HMS. Herald] [125] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518751 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6416] Fiji Macropiper puberulum f. glabrum K003518759 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Seemann, B. [567] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K000820308 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Barclay [s.n.] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K000820312 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K000820310 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Barclay, G.W. [s.n.] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K000820311 Type Yes
Smith, A.C. [1408] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518730 Yes
Pillay, S. [11732] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518743 Yes
D.K.; J.W.P.; Parham, M.E. [15364] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518742 Yes
Degener, O. [15005] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518734 Yes
Pillay, S. [11732] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518744 Yes
Degener, O. [15042] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518745 Yes
Smith, A.C. [210] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518731 Yes
Smith, A.C. [9670] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518741 Yes
Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [PP13871] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518733 Yes
Smith, A.C. [7935] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518740 Yes
Smith, A.C. [1105] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518736 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6183] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518739 Yes
Smith, A.C. [56] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518735 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6261] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518738 Yes
Smith, A.C. [1137] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518732 Yes
Smith, A.C. [6050] Fiji Macropiper puberulum K003518737 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Degener, O.; Ordonez, E. [13570] Fiji Macropiper timothianum K000820304 Type 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