Piper kadsura
Appearance
Japanese pepper | |
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Montage | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Piper |
Species: | P. kadsura
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Binomial name | |
Piper kadsura | |
Synonyms | |
Ipomoea kadsura Choisy |
Piper kadsura (Japanese pepper) is an East Asian species of pepper vine. It belongs to the magnoliid family Piperaceae.
In Japanese, it is known as fūtōkazura (風藤). It only grows in warmer areas, and was used medicinally in the past.
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Flower spike (male)
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Flower spike (female)
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Fruits
References
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- ^ "Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 19, 2022.