Piperales
Sign in to savePiperales is an order of flowering plants (4,170 recognized species). It necessarily includes the family Piperaceae but other taxa have been included or disincluded variously over time. Well-known plants which may be included in this order include black pepper, kava, the many Peperomias, pepper elder, lizard's tail, birthwort, and wild ginger. The two perianthless families Piperaceae and Saururaceae are mainly herbaceous plants possessing highly reduced flowers.
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Piperales is an order containing about 4,170 species of flowering plants, including the well-known black pepper and kava along with various lesser-known herbs like wild ginger and birthwort. The order is notable for containing plants with highly simplified flowers that lack a typical flower covering, making it botanically distinctive among flowering plant groups.
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- Piper angustifolium - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-243.jpg
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Piperales is an order of flowering plants (4,170 recognized species). It necessarily includes the family Piperaceae but other taxa have been included or disincluded variously over time. Well-known plants which may be included in this order include black pepper, kava, the many Peperomias, pepper elder, lizard's tail, birthwort, and wild ginger. The two perianthless families Piperaceae and Saururaceae are mainly herbaceous plants possessing highly reduced flowers.
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