Piper methysticum

Piper methysticum
Piper methysticum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Magnoliids
Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Piper
Species:

Name

Piper methysticum G.Forst., 1786

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Macropiper methysticum (G.Forst.) Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 217 (1843)
    • Methysticum methysticum (G.Forst.) A.Lyons in Pl. Nam.: 247 (1900)
  • Heterotypic
    • Methysticum esculentum Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 85 (1838)
    • Piper inebrians Bertero ex Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 36 (1840), not validly publ.
    • Piper spurium J.R.Forst. ex Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 36 (1840), not validly publ.

Homonyms

  • Piper methysticum L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: 91 (1782), not validly publ. vide Piper latifolium L.f. in Suppl. Pl.: emend. (1782)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Pacific
    • Regional: Southwestern Pacific
      • Santa Cruz Is., Vanuatu
    • Introduced into:
      • Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Hawaii, Marquesas, Niue, Samoa, Society Is., Tonga, Wallis-Futuna Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Vernacular names

  • suomi: Kavapippuri
  • Hawaiʻi: 'awa
  • Māori: kawa
  • lea faka-Tonga: kava
  • reo tahiti: 'ava
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