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Piper nigrum

Angiospermae - Piperales - Piperaceae

Taxonomy
Piper nigrum was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. It is the type species of Piper.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Piper nigrum Linnaeus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Magnoliids
RankNameAuthor
orderPiperalesvon Berchtold and Presl 1820
familyPiperaceaeGiseke 1792
genusPiper
speciesnigrum

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Piper nigrum Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available