Piperaceae
Piper

Piper tectoniifolium (Kunth) Kunth ex Steud.

First published in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 343 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is French Guiana, W. Central & E. Brazil. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, French Guiana

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Monteiro, D. & Guimarães, E.F. (2009). Flora do parque nacional do Itataia - Brasil: Manekia e Piper (Piperaceae). Rodriguésia 60: 999-1024.
  • Monteiro, D. (2013). Piperaceae em um fragmento de floresta atlântica da Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia 64: 379-398.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Monteiro, D. & Guimarães, E.F. (2009). Flora do parque nacional do Itataia - Brasil: Manekia e Piper (Piperaceae). Rodriguésia 60: 999-1024.
  • Monteiro, D. (2013). Piperaceae em um fragmento de floresta atlântica da Serra da Mantiqueira, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia 64: 379-398.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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