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Piper L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 28 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000029808.

Synonyms of Piper

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Amalago Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 84 (1838) wfo-4000001449
Anderssoniopiper Trel. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 73: 329 (1934) wfo-4000001952
Arctottonia Trel. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 69: 315 (1930) wfo-4000002935
Artanthe Miq. Comm. Phytogr. : 40 (1840) wfo-4000003142
Callianira Miq. Syst. Piperac. : 344 (1843) wfo-4000006044
Carpunya C.Presl Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss. , ser. 5, 6: 228 (1851) wfo-4000006814
Carpupica Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 85 (1838) wfo-4000006815
Chavica Miq. Syst. Piperac. : 222 (1843) wfo-4000007742
Churumaya Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 85 (1838) wfo-4000008269
Coccobryon Klotzsch ex Miq. Syst. Piperac. : 343 (1843) wfo-4000008714
Cubeba Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 84 (1838) wfo-4000009991
Enckea Kunth Linnaea 13: 590 (1840) wfo-4000013370
Gonistum Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 85 (1838) wfo-4000016015
Lindeniopiper Trel. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 68: 53 (1929) wfo-4000021834
Macropiper Miq. Comm. Phytogr. : 35 (1840) wfo-4000022750
Methysticum Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 85 (1838) wfo-4000023949
Muldera Miq. Comm. Phytogr. : 32 (1840) wfo-4000024961
Ottonia Spreng. Neue Entdeck. Pflanzenk. 1: 255 (1820) wfo-4000027490
Oxodium Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 85 (1838) wfo-4000027531
Peltobryon Klotzsch ex Miq. Syst. Piperac. : 369 (1844) wfo-4000028506
Piperi St.-Lag. Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 132 (1880) wfo-4000029812
Pothomorphe Miq. Comm. Phytogr. : 32 (1840) wfo-4000031037
Schilleria Kunth Linnaea 13: 609 (1840) wfo-4000034328
Steffensia Kunth Linnaea 13: 609 (1840) wfo-4000036346
Trianaeopiper Trel. Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 67: 47 (1928) wfo-4000038862
Piperiphorum Neck. Elem. Bot. 3: 294 (1790) wfo-4000044875
Suensonia Gaudich. ex Miq. Syst. Piperac. : 535 (1844) wfo-4000044876

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Piper:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper Heckeria Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 6(17): 95. 1890 [Dec 1890] wfo-3400010138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper Nematanthera (Miq.) Benth. & Hook.f. Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3(1): 131. 1880 [7 Feb 1880] wfo-3000002853
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper acuminatissimum var. latifolium C.DC. ex Trel. wfo-0001391447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper alsinoides Lam. Tabl. Encycl. 1: 82 (1791) wfo-0000479781
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper anisodorum Náves ex Fern.-Vill. Nov. App. 175. 1880 wfo-0000479796
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper anonifolium f. angustifolium Yunck. wfo-0001317180
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper arieianum f. nubicola Steyerm. Fl. Venez. 2(2): 342, as 'nubicolum'. 1984 wfo-0001323451
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper arieianum f. nubicola Steyerm. Fl. Venez. 2(2): 342. 1984 wfo-0001324905
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper aurantiacum var. glabrum (Miq.) C.DC. Prodr. 16(1): 357 1869 wfo-0001265693
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper basellifolium Wall. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6665. 1832 wfo-0000479498
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper bombycatum Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunst. 5(Art. 4): 23. 1790 wfo-0000479641
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper brachyphyllum Willd. Enum. Pl. Suppl. [Willdenow] 3. 1814 [Jul-Dec 1814] wfo-0000479632
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper californicum Opiz Reliq. Haenk. i. 160. wfo-0001229299
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper candelarianum var. angustatum Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 137. 1929 wfo-0001395739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper chawya Buch.-Ham. Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6650 C. 1832 wfo-0000478882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper chuvya Miq. Syst. Piperac. (F.A.W. Miquel) 267. wfo-0000478824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper elongatum f. cordulatum C.DC. Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 450. 1917 wfo-0001324225
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper elongatum f. subglabrum C.DC. Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 450. 1917 wfo-0001324226
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper geniculatum var. verrucosum (Kunth) C.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(1): 267. 1869 [mid Nov 1869] wfo-0001395741
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper heraldii Trel. in Woodson & Schery Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 292. 1940 wfo-0000479046
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper incisum Rich. ex C.DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(1): 455. 1869 [mid Nov 1869] wfo-0000486096
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper monostachion Vell. Fl. Flumin. 26. 1829 [1825 publ. 7 Sep-28 Nov 1829] ; see also Fl. Flumin. Icon. 1: t. 63. 1831. [1827 publ. 29 Oct 1831] wfo-0000486409
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper monostachyos Poir. Encyc. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 465. 1816 [14 Dec 1816] wfo-0000486410
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper nitidulum Opiz Reliq. Haenk. 1: 154 (1828) wfo-0001229294
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper nummularifolium Pohl ex Miq. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 4(1): 21. 1852 [15 Aug 1852] wfo-0000486395
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper orbiculatum Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 1: 121. 1824 [dated 1825; publ. in late 1824] wfo-0000486249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper puberulibracteum var. monticola Trel. & Yunck. Piperac. N. South Amer. 1: 144, fig. 122. 1950 wfo-0001395748
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper puberulum var. glabrum (C.DC.) A.C.Sm. J. Arnold Arbor. 24: 356 1943 wfo-0000741739
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper pubescens Vahl Enum. Pl. 1: 348 (1804) wfo-0000485504
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper pubescens Haw. Syn. Pl. Succ. 7. 1812 wfo-0000485515
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper pubescens Pers. Syn. Pl. [Persoon] 1: 34. 1805 [1 Apr-15 Jun 1805] wfo-0000485521
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper reniforme Willd. ex Link Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 64. 1820 wfo-0000485254
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper rothiana var. gracilescens Domin Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1921 wfo-0001402606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper rothiana var. rothiana F.M.Bailey Biblioth. Bot. 89(4) 1921 wfo-0001402608
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper saxatilis Wall. Fl. Ind. (Carey & Wallich ed.) 1: 163. 1820 wfo-0000485782
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper saxicolum Vahl Enum. Pl. [Vahl] 1: 349. wfo-0000485784
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper scutelliferum var. aureum C.DC. Linnaea 37(3): 349. 1872 [Jul 1872] wfo-0001395754
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper sessilifolium Willd. ex Schult. Mant. 1: 248. 1822 wfo-0000485843
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper siriboa B.Heyne Numer. List [Wallich] n. 6651 B. 1832 wfo-0000485868
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper subtropicum var. tomentellum ( ex Sodiro) C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 21: 257. 1920 wfo-0001395756
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper sulcatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 20. 1825 [26 Jan-1 Feb 1825] wfo-0000485727
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper taboganum var. rugosum Yunck. Caldasia 6, no. 27: 36. 1953 wfo-0001395757
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper tractifolium var. pubescens Trel. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 166. 1929 wfo-0001395760
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper tricarinatum Haw. Suppl. Pl. Succ. : 102 (1819) wfo-0000487486
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Piper vahlii D.Dietr. Syn. Pl. [D. Dietrich] i. 111. wfo-0000487615