Piper casteloense

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

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

Name

Piper casteloense Yunck., Bol. Inst. Bot. (São Paulo) 3: 89 (–90; fig. 77) (1966).

• Type locality: BRAZIL. Espírito Santo: Mun. de Castelo, Braço do Sul.
• Type: A.C. Brade 19189 ('3'[8] August 1948; RB {RB00536967 (64204)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, RB00533767 (64204)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}; Isotypes: NY {NY00251197^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}, NY01085707^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}}, SPF [​SPF00187416^{(GBIF, REFLORA)}, with an alternative barcode '00533767']).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast (Espírito Santo). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Yuncker, T.G. 1966. New species of Piperaceae from Brazil. Boletim do Instituto de Botânica (São Paulo) 3: 1–370. Google Books (only snippets available). Google Books (another version). Google Books (another version). Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Peperomia castelosensis. Accessed: 2026 April 4.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Piper casteloense. Accessed: 2026 April 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Piper casteloense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 4. Reference page. 
• Guimarães, E.F., Medeiros, E.V.S.S. & Queiroz, G.A. 2026. Piper casteloense. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 4 April 2026.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Piper casteloense. Published online. Accessed: 3 April 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Piper casteloense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 April 2026. Reference page.