Piper zeylanicum

Piper zeylanicum

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 zeylanicum

Name

Piper zeylanicum Miq., 1845

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Piper arcuatum Thwaites in Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 293 (1860), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Indian subcontinent Sri Lanka References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miquel, F.A.W., 1845. London J. Bot. 4: 436

Additional references

• Dassanayake (ed.) (1988). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 6: 1-424. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Piper zeylanicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 June 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Piper zeylanicum. Published online. Accessed: June 23 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Piper zeylanicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 June 2025. Reference page.