Piper macropiper var. macropiper

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.

Heterotypic Synonyms

Chavica glandulosa (Opiz) C.Presl in Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 6: 223 (1851)
Chavica lanceolata Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 264 (1843), nom. superfl.
Chavica macrostachya Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 236 (1843)
Chavica miniata (Blume) Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 234 (1843)
Chavica miniata var. hirtella Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 234 (1843)
Chavica penangensis Miq. in London J. Bot. 4: 433 (1845), nom. illeg.
Cubeba auriculata (Blume) Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 33 (1840)
Cubeba miniata (Blume) Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 33 (1840)
Piper arborescens Wall. in Numer. List: n.° 6648 A (1832), not validly publ.
Piper arborescens var. angustilimbum Quisumb. in Philipp. J. Sci. 43: 22 (1930)
Piper auriculatum Blume in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 11: 171 (1826)
Piper boehmeriifolium var. tenuifolium C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 348 (1869)
Piper breviantherum C.DC. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 209 (1918)
Piper canaliculatum Klotzsch ex Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 440 (1859), not validly publ.
Piper glandulosum Opiz in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 158 (1828)
Piper graeffei Warb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 610 (1898)
Piper graeffei var. cordatum Warb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 25: 610 (1898)
Piper kotoense Yamam. in J. Soc. Trop. Agric. 4: 304 (1932)
Piper lanceolatum Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 1: 162 (1820), nom. illeg.
Piper linkii Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 317 (1844), nom. illeg.
Piper lonchites Schult. in Mant. 1: 241 (1822)
Piper longipedunculatum C.DC. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 261 (1900)
Piper magnispicum C.DC. in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 85: 265 (1910)
Piper miniatum Blume in Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 11: 166 (1826)
Piper miniatum var. brevispicatum C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 355 (1869)
Piper miniatum var. hirtellum (Miq.) C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 355 (1869)
Piper moluccanum Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 112 (1824), nom. superfl.
Piper novoguineense Warb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 13: 284 (1891)
Piper pilipes C.DC. in Philipp. J. Sci., C 5: 423 (1910)
Piper pubipetiolum C.DC. in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 85: 265 (1910)
Piper rodatzii K.Schum. & Lauterb. in Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 262 (1900)
Piper rothianum F.M.Bailey in Queensland Agric. J. 5: 390 (1899)
Piper rothianum var. gracilescens Domin in Biblioth. Bot. 22(89): 558 (1921)
Piper rubrum Reinw. ex Miq. in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(2): 440 (1859), not validly publ.
Piper subvirosum C.DC. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 55: 215 (1918)
Piper trichophlebium Quisumb. in Philipp. J. Sci. 43: 9 (1930), nom. illeg.
Piper tutuilae C.DC. in Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 85: 266 (1910)
Piper vaupelii Lauterb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 41: 224 (1908)
Piperi lonchitum St.-Lag. in Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 132 (1880), orth. var.

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Piperales

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Family
Piperaceae

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Genus
Piper

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Species
Piper macropiper
Variety
Piper macropiper var. macropiper

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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.

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.

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
	s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia	Piper lonchites	K000842461		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia	Piper lonchites	K000842464		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia	Piper lonchites	K000842462		Yes
	Maingay, A.C. [1335] Malaysia	Piper lonchites	K000794898	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Malaysia	Piper lonchites	K000842463		Yes
	Merrill, E.D. [9404] Philippines	Piper trichophlebium	K000820043	Syntype	Yes
Aug 29, 2008	Takeuchi, W., et al. [20143] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K000575244		Yes
Aug 29, 2008	Takeuchi, W., et al. [19979] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K000575242		Yes
Aug 29, 2008	Takeuchi, W., et al. [19854] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K000575243		Yes
Aug 28, 2008	Takeuchi, W.; Kulang, J. [11515] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K000575185		Yes
Aug 28, 2008	Lovave, M. [024] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K000575186		Yes
	Takeuchi, w.; towati, T.; Jisaka, T. Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K001926502		No
	Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Jisaka, T. [19176] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K001872968		No
	Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Jisaka, T. [19176] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K001872969		No
	Takeuchi.; Jisaka.; Towati.; Ama [21185] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K001873509		No
	Takeuchi.; Jisaka.; Towati.; Ama [21185] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K001873510		No
	Hellwig, F. [580] Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K000820227	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Takeuchi, w.; towati, T.; Jisaka, T. Papua New Guinea	Piper novoguineense	K001926501		No
Aug 28, 2008	Takeuchi, W. [11681] Papua New Guinea	Piper rodatzii	K000575209		Yes
	Takeuchi, W.; Gambia, A.; Jisaka, T. [19119] Papua New Guinea	Piper rodatzii	K001926554		No
	Takeuchi, W.; Gambia, A.; Jisaka, T. [19119] Papua New Guinea	Piper rodatzii	K001926555		No
	Paul, O.; Utteridge, T.; Baker, W.; de Kok, R.; Damas, K.; Bau, B.; Damas, D.; Fazang, K. [LAE 88534] Papua New Guinea	Piper rodatzii	K001872998		No
	Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Jisaka, T. [19217] Papua New Guinea	Piper rodatzii	K001872999		No
	Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Jisaka, T. [19013] Papua New Guinea	Piper rodatzii	K001872966		No
	Takeuchi, W.; Towati, A.; Jisaka, T. [19013] Papua New Guinea	Piper rodatzii	K001872967		No
	s.coll. [Cat. no. 6648]	Piper arborescens	K001124407	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Aug 28, 2008	Takeuchi, W. [9115] Papua New Guinea	Piper breviantherum	K000575204		Yes
	Takeuchi, W. [23975] Papua New Guinea	Piper breviantherum	K000939473		Yes
	Ledermann, C.L. [9918] Papua New Guinea	Piper breviantherum	K000820193	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Bailey, J.F. [s.n.] Australia	Piper rothianum	K000820318	Unknown Type Material	Yes

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Piper macropiper var. macropiper

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