Biology:Piper lanatum
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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 Roxb.[1]
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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
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.[2][3]
Taxonomy
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,[4] the Queensland Herbarium,[5] and the publications Flora of Australia and Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants.[2][3] The name is considered a synonym of P. lanatum by Plants of the World Online.[1]
Conservation
This species is listed as least concern under the Queensland Government's Nature Conservation Act.[5] As of 10 January 2025[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Piper lanatum Roxb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:681890-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Spokes, T.M. (2022). "Piper caninum". Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. https://profiles.ala.org.au/opus/foa/profile/Piper%20caninum.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Piper caninum". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. 2020. https://apps.lucidcentral.org/rainforest/text/entities/Piper_caninum.htm.
- ↑ "Piper caninum". Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/name/apni/80619.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Species profile—Piper caninum". Queensland Government. 2024. https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/details/?id=16446.
External links
- 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
Wikidata ☰ Q18036902 entry
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