Piper insectifugum

Piper insectifugum

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 insectifugum

Name

Piper insectifugum C.DC. ex Seem., 1868

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Piper melula Trel. in J. Arnold Arbor. 9: 148 (1928)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Is., Vanuatu Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Caledonia, New Guinea References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Candolle, A.C.P. de, 1868. Fl. Vit.: 262

Additional references

• Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piper insectifugum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Piper insectifugum. Published online. Accessed: June 20 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Piper insectifugum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 June 2025. Reference page.