Piperaceae
Piper

Piper wallichii (Miq.) Hand.-Mazz.

First published in Symb. Sin. 7: 155 (1929)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nepal to Central & S. China and Indo-China. It is a liana and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Mukherjee, P.K. (2018). Nomenclatural notes on Piper Linn. (Piperaceae) from India II. Phytotaxa 338: 17-32.
  • Suwanphakdee, C. & al. (2020). A synopsis of Thai Piper (Piperaceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 48: 145-183.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of China 4: 1-453. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Mukherjee, P.K. (2018). Nomenclatural notes on Piper Linn. (Piperaceae) from India II. Phytotaxa 338: 17-32.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Suwanphakdee, C. & al. (2020). A synopsis of Thai Piper (Piperaceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 48: 145-183.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of China 4: 1-453. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1996 Cavalerie, J. [2387] China K000794349 Isosyntype Yes
Jul 1, 1995 Expedito Biologia Sino Rossica a. 1955 [992] China K001327132 Yes
Wallich, N. [6658] Nepal K000794470 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [1203] India K000794467 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [3893] China K000794339 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [6658] Nepal K000794471 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K000794469 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [499] China K000794340 Isosyntype Yes
Wallich, N. [s.n.] Nepal K000794468 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [4417] India K000794466 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 1, 1983 Griffith, W. [4417] India Piper caudilimbum K000794421 Isosyntype Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6658] Piper aurantiacum K001124434 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6658] Nepal Piper aurantiacum K001124433 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6658] Nepal Piper aurantiacum K000639619 Unknown Type Material Yes
Henry, A. [12931] China Piper flaviflorum K000794372 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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