Piper imperiale

Piper imperiale

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Piper imperiale (Miq.) C.DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 16(1): 339 (1869).

• Type locality: Panama: Darién: Island of Cacagual.
• Holotype: B.C. Seemann #1065; K.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Artanthe imperialis Miq. in B.Seemann, Bot. Voy. Herald: 198, tab. 38 (1854)
• Heterotypic
  • Piper frijolesanum Trel., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 291 (1940), nom. nud.
  • Piper frijolesanum var. grandifolium Trel., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 291 (1940), not validly publ.
  • Piper guayasanum C.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 486 (1898)
  • Piper miramarense Trel. & Yunck., Piperac. N. South Amer.: 119 (1950)
  • Piper obovatilimbum C.DC., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 250 (1908)
  • Piper pernodulosum Trel. & Yunck., Piperac. N. South Amer.: 120 (1950)
  • Piper umbraculum C.DC., Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 488 (1898)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Candolle, A.L.P.P. de (ed.) 1869. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 16(1), Sistens Urticaceas, Piperaceas, etc. 492 pp. Sumptibus Victoris Masson et filii, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 
• Seemann, B. 1852–1857. The botany of the voyage of H.M.S. Herald, under the command of Captain Henry Kellett, R.N., C.B., during the years 1845–51. VI+483 pp., 100 tt. Lovell Reeve, London. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piper imperiale in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar. 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Piper imperiale. Published online. Accessed: 12. Mar. 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Piper imperiale. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 Mar. 2025. Reference page.

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