Piper purusanum

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 purusanum
Varietates: P. p. var. miryense – P. p. var. purusanum

Name

Piper purusanum Yunck., Bol. Inst. Bot. (São Paulo) 3: 116 (–117) (1966).

• Type locality: BRAZIL. Amazonas: Monte Verde.
• Type: J.E. Huber 4628 (1 May 1904; Holotype: MG [MG004628^(GBIF)]; Isotype: MG [​MG004629^(GBIF), numbered '2558']; cf. G-DC [​G00315911 (266873/1)^{(GBIF, JSTOR, speciesLink)}, stored as P. japurense var. pilosius]).

Synonyms

• Yuncker (1966) hesitantly cites here Piper japurense(Miq.) C.DC. var. pilosius C.DC., Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 47: 106 (1905), whose type collection E. Ule 5578 is that of Yuncker's new variety, Piper purusanum var. miryense.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North (Amazonas). 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. 

Additional references

• de Candolle, C. 1905. Piperaceae. In: Pilger, R., Beiträge zur Flora der Hylaea nach den Sammlungen von E. Ule. Verhandlungen des Botanischen Vereins der Provinz Brandenburg 47: 104–118. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Piper japurense var. pilosius. Accessed: 2026 April 17.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Piper purusanum. Accessed: 2026 April 17. [c.a.e. 'C.DC.']
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Piper purusanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 17. Reference page. 
• Guimarães, E.F., Medeiros, E.V.S.S. & Queiroz, G.A. 2026. Piper purusanum. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 17 April 2026.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Piper purusanum. Published online. Accessed: 17 April 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Piper purusanum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 April 2026. Reference page.