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CLASSIFICATION

TAXON

Piper nigrum L.

FAMILY

Piperaceae Giseke

ALTERNATE FAMILY

nom. cons.

GENUS

Piper L.

SPECIES

nigrum L. Sp. pl. 1:28. 1753

Plant Description

Climbers woody. Nodes clearly enlarged and rooting, glabrous. Petiole 1-2 cm, glabrous; leaf blade ovate to ovate-oblong, rarely suborbicular, 10-15 Ãƒâ€” 5-9 cm, thick, Ã‚Â± leathery, glabrous, base rounded, usually slightly oblique, apex acute; veins 5-7(-9), apical pair arising 1.5-3.5 cm above base, alternate, others basal; reticulate veins prominent. Flowers polygamous, usually monoecious. Spikes leaf-opposed, to as long as leaves; peduncle nearly as long as petioles, glabrous; bracts spatulate-oblong, 3-3.5 Ãƒâ€” ca. 0.8 mm, adaxially adnate to rachis, only margin and broad, rounded apex free, shallowly cupular. Stamens 2, 1 on each side of ovary; filaments thick, short; anthers reniform. Ovary globose; stigmas 3 or 4, rarely 5. Drupe red when ripe, drying black when unripe, globose, 3-4 mm in diam., sessile.

Flowering Period: Jun-Oct.

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