ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e80133
Taxonomic notes on the Piper pedicellatum C. DC. (Piperaceae)
expand article infoFan Su‡, Bao-Duo Wu‡, Rui Fan‡, Xun-Zhi Ji‡, Xiao-Wei Qin‡, Li-Song Hu‡, Chao-Yun Hao‡
‡ Spice and Beverage Research Institute, CATAS, Wanning, Hainan, China

Corresponding author: Fan Su ( 353266987@qq.com )

Corresponding author: Chao-Yun Hao ( haochy79@163.com )

© Fan Su, Bao-Duo Wu, Rui Fan, Xun-Zhi Ji, Xiao-Wei Qin, Li-Song Hu, Chao-Yun Hao.
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Citation: Su F, Wu B-D, Fan R, Ji X-Z, Qin X-W, Hu L-S, Hao C-Y (2022) Taxonomic notes on the Piper pedicellatum C. DC. (Piperaceae). ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e80133
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Abstract

Based on the evidence from morphology, literature survey and specimen examination, Piper curtipedunculum (Piperaceae) is recognized as independent species which is used to be a synonym of Piper pedicellatum. Piper boehmeriifolium var. glabricaule, Piper terminaliflorum and Piper yunnanense are considered as new synonyms of P. pedicellatum to which they are similar by a series of morphological characters. And the morphological differences, similarities and geographical ranges of these plant are clarified.

Keywords
Piper, morphology, new synonym, reinstated, taxonomic revision