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Piper torricellense (Piper torricellense)

Description

Piper torricellense is a pepper plant species described by Carl Karl Adolf Georg Lauterbach . Piper torricellense is part of the genus Piper and the family of pepper plants . No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life Piper, the pepper plants or pepper vines (a term used for certain Clematis in older times), are an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Piperaceae. It contains about 1,000-2,000 species of shrubs, herbs, and lianas, many of which are dominant species in their native habitat. The diversification of this taxon is of interest to understanding the evolution of plants.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Tracheophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Piperales

            • Family: Piperaceae

              • Genus: Piper