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Taxonomic notes on the genus Piper (Piperaceae)
Author(s) -
Suwanphakdee Chalermpol,
Simpson David A.,
Hodkinson Trevor R.,
Chantaranothai Pranom
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.01114
Subject(s) - piperaceae , piper , biology , genus , botany , taxonomy (biology)
Sixteen lectotypifications of Asian Piper species are provided. Piper argyrites, P. baccatum, P. leptostachyum, P. majusculum, P. peepuloides, P. quinqueangulatum and P. sulcatum are accepted as species and many new synonyms are proposed. Useful diagnostic characters are described and geographical distribution data of each species are provided.