Piperaceae Giseke

Details

Name scientific

Piperaceae Giseke

Preferred name

Piperaceae Giseke

Taxonomy reference

Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.

Linked name

Piperaceae

Nomenclature

Authors

Giseke

Original authors

Giseke

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Piperaceae Giseke

Taxonomic rank

family

Canonical form

Piperaceae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Piperales

Family

Piperaceae

Subordinates

Descriptions

Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Piperaceae Giseke

Description

Fls minute, perfect or unisexual, in bracted spikes. Per. 0; stamens us. 2-6, hypog.; anthers 2-celled. Ovary superior, 1-celled; ovule 1. basal; stigmas 1-5. Fr. a small drupe; seeds with minute embryo and mealy perisperm. Herbs or shrubs, sts scandent; vascular bundles scattered. Lvs us. alt., entire; stipules 0 or adnate to petiole. About 12 genera, mainly tropical to subtropical.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Piperaceae Giseke

Piperaceae

Allan, H.H. (1961)

Piperaceae Giseke

Piperaceae

Cronquist, A. (1988)

Piperaceae Giseke

Piperales Bercht. & J.Presl

Piperaceae Giseke

Piperaceae

Dawson, M.I. (2008)

Piperaceae Giseke

Piperaceae Giseke

Mabberley, D.J. (2008)

Piperaceae Giseke

Piperales Bercht. & J.Presl

Metadata

Record id

65be3fd6-ae57-4357-9579-2295778f7702

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

12 July 2011

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