Piper lanatum
| Peppervine | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Piper |
| Species: | P. lanatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Piper lanatum | |
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47 synonyms
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Piper lanatum, commonly known in Australia as peppervine, is a species of plants in the pepper family Piperaceae found from India through Southeast Asia to Queensland, Australia.
Description
[edit]It is a perennial root climber with a stem diameter up to 2 cm (0.79 in). The leaves may be broadly or narrowly ovate to elliptic and can reach 18 cm (7.1 in) in length and 12 cm (4.7 in) in width. The inflorescence is a spike produced on the stem opposite a leaf; male spikes are up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long, female spikes to 18 cm (7.1 in). Flowers are minute, less than 1 mm (0.04 in) diameter. The fruit is, in botanical terminology, a berry about 6 mm (0.24 in) diameter containing a single seed.[3][4]
Taxonomy
[edit]Piper lanatum was first described by botanist William Roxburgh in 1820.
In Australia, this species is known by the name Piper caninum – it is recognised by all relevant authorities, i.e. the Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria,[5] the Queensland Herbarium,[1] and the publications Flora of Australia and Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants.[3][4] The name is considered a synonym of P. lanatum by Plants of the World Online.[2]
Conservation
[edit]This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[1] As of 10 January 2025[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Species profile—Piper caninum". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b c "Piper lanatum Roxb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b Spokes, T.M. (2022). "Piper caninum". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Piper caninum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "Piper caninum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com