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Piperaceae

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Piperaceae

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Also known as pepper family, peppers

The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in five genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two main genera: Piper (2,171 species) and Peperomia (over 1,000 species).

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Piperaceae is a family of plants within the order Piperales, classified under the class Magnoliopsida and phylum Tracheophyta. The family was described by Giseke in 1792 and includes the type genus Piper. It is a pantropical group comprising five genera and 3000 species. Members of this family utilize CAM photosynthesis.

The taxon has an accepted status and is documented in various databases. Records indicate 672,247 occurrences, 2,943 PubMed entries, and 2,122 iDigBio records. The iDigBio data includes 1,028 media items from institutions such as STDOM, INECOL, ECOSUR, and CAS, with records from Mexico. The family is referenced by 1,118 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 40 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, PubMed, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, WoRMS, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Piperaceae

FAMILY

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderPiperales
  5. FamilyPiperaceae
Observations recorded672,247

胡椒科(Piperaceae)包括5属，约3600种植物，分布在热带、亚热带地区，中国有5属15种。都含香精；其中胡椒属、草胡椒属应用最广，尤其是胡椒（Piper nigrum）。 不论是克朗奎斯特分类法还是2003年的APG II 分类法都将胡椒科分入胡椒目，克氏分类法将其列入木兰亚纲，APG将其列入木兰分支。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,122
With media
1,028
Family
Piperaceae
Collections
STDOM, INECOL, ECOSUR, CAS
Recorded in
Mexico
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Research

2,943 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Piperales
Image
Piper nigrum - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-107.jpg
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Commons category
Piperaceae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Piperaceae
topic's main category
Category:Piperaceae
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=881
described by source
New International Encyclopedia
taxon common name
poprovke
uses
CAM photosynthesis
taxonomic type
Piper
Sources (3)

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Taxonomy
  • Characteristics
  • Roots and stems
  • Leaves
  • Flowers
  • Fruits and seeds
  • Traditional medicinal uses
  • References
  • External links

The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in five genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two main genera: Piper (2,171 species) and Peperomia (over 1,000 species).

Members of the Piperaceae may be small trees, shrubs, or herbs. The distribution of this group is best described as pantropical.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Piperaceae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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