genus
Pepper Plants
Piper
Field notes
Piper, the pepper plants or pepper vines, is an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Piperaceae. The genus contains about 1,000–2,000 species of shrubs, herbs, and lianas, many of which are dominant species in their native habitat. The diversification of this taxon is of interest to understanding the evolution of plants.
The scientific name Piper and the common name 'pepper' are derived from the Sanskrit term pippali, denoting the long pepper (P. longum).
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- Kawakawa
- Japanese Pepper present
- Root Beer Plant present
- Pariparoba present
- Spiked Pepper present
- Betel Leaf present
- Lolot Pepper present
- Black Pepper present
- Jaborandi-manso present
- Piper hispidum present
- Marigold Pepper
- Monkey Pepper present
- Piper porphyrophyllum
- Caracas Pepper
- Common Piper present
- Kava present
- Guyanese Pepper
- Long Pepper
- Joint Wood Tree
- Celebes Pepper
- Piper blattarum
- Cabai Jawa
- Higuillo
- Piper aequale
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
From USDA PLANTS.