Piper methysticum

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 methysticum

Piper methysticum G.Forst., 1786

Homotypic
- Macropiper methysticum (G.Forst.) Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 217 (1843)
- Methysticum methysticum (G.Forst.) A.Lyons in Pl. Nam.: 247 (1900)
Heterotypic
- Methysticum esculentum Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 85 (1838)
- Piper inebrians Bertero ex Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 36 (1840), not validly publ.
- Piper spurium J.R.Forst. ex Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 36 (1840), not validly publ.

Piper methysticum L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 91 (1782), not validly publ. vide Piper latifolium L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: emend. (1782)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Santa Cruz Is., Vanuatu Introduced into: Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Marquesas, Niue, Samoa, Society Is., Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Forster, G. 1786. De Plantis Esculentis Insularum Oceani Australis Commentatio Botanica. Berolini [Berlin]: apud Haude et Spener. BHL Reference page. : 76.

Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piper methysticum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2025 June 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Piper methysticum. Published online. Accessed June 21 2025. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Piper methysticum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 21 June 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Piper methysticum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2025 June 21.