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Piper is a genus of flowering plants that includes species commonly used as spices and seasonings, most notably black pepper. These plants are economically and culturally significant because they have been valued for thousands of years in cooking, medicine, and trade across many parts of the world.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderPiperales
- FamilyPiperaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Piperaceae
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- Piper officinarum1.jpg
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Piper, the pepper plants or pepper vines, is an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Piperaceae. The genus contains about 1,000–2,000 species of shrubs, herbs, and lianas, many of which are dominant species in their native habitat. The diversification of this taxon is of interest to understanding the evolution of plants.
The scientific name Piper and the common name 'pepper' are derived from the Sanskrit term pippali, denoting the long pepper (P. longum).