Piper acutifolium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Piper
Species: Piper acutifolium

Name

Piper acutifolium Ruiz & Pav., 1798

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Artanthe acutifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 428 (1844)
  • Steffensia acutifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth in Linnaea 13: 650 (1840)
• Heterotypic
  • Artanthe acutifolia f. minor Miq. in London J. Bot. 4: 455 (1845)
  • Piper acutifolium var. stuebelii Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 131 (1936)
  • Piper mandonii C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 275 (1869)
  • Piper velutinum Opiz in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 157 (1828), nom. illeg.

Homonyms

• Piper acutifolium Poepp. ex Kunth in Linnaea 13: 614 (1840), not validly publ. vide Piper mollicomum Kunth ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 342 (1841)
• Piper acutifolium Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 339 (1841), not validly publ.vide Piper tuberculatum Jacq. in Icon. Pl. Rar. 2(16): 2, t. 210 (1795)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional:Brazil Brazil North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1798. Systema vegetabilium florae Peruvianae et Chilensis, characteres prodromi genericos differentiales, specierum omnium differentias, durationem, loca natalia, tempus florendi, nomina vernacula, vires et usus nonnullis illustrationibus interspersis complectens. Tomus primus. VI + 456 pp. Typis Gabrielis de Sancha, Madrid. BHL Reference page. : 1: 38

Additional references

• Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piper acutifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. June 24. Piper acutifolium. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} June 24. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Piper acutifolium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 June 2025. Reference page.