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Piper is a genus of flowering plants that includes species commonly used as spices and seasonings, most notably black pepper. These plants are economically and culturally significant because they have been valued for thousands of years in cooking, medicine, and trade across many parts of the world.
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Piper
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderPiperales
- FamilyPiperaceae
Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North
胡椒属植物在经济和生态方面都很重要，包括大约有1,000-2,000余种，有草本、灌木、藤本甚至是小乔木，胡椒科植物既不属于双子叶植物也不属于单子叶植物，和三白草科亲源关系较近，在胡椒科内，胡椒属和草胡椒属的亲源关系较近。 胡椒属植物分布在世界各地的热带地区，多数品种生长在热带雨林中，也有少数品种可以生长在比较开阔地带或亚热带地区。 部分胡椒属藤本品种在温暖地区可以作为园艺品种，但胡椒属的主要用途还是作为香料和蔬菜，人类最早在大约9,000年前就已经知道应用胡椒作为食品香料，主要用黑胡椒（Piper nigrum），此外像墨西哥叶胡椒（Piper auritum）、荜澄茄（Piper cubeba）、长胡椒（Piper longum）、西非胡椒（Piper guineen）也常被应用。越南的罗洛胡椒（Piper lolot）以及东南亚的假蒟（Piper sarmentosum）叶子都是当地的蔬菜。胡椒属许多品种还被许多地方作为当地的草药使用。 黑胡椒种子，从左到右:绿色盐渍的熟种子白色干燥的熟种子黑色干燥的未熟种子 目录 1 主要品种 2 注释 3 外部链接 4 参考文献 主要品种 长果胡椒 Piper grandifolium 长胡椒 (Piper longum) 黑胡椒 (Piper nigrum) 假荜拔 胡椒属植物在美洲有约700种，在东南亚有300余种，在南太平洋有40多种，在非洲有约15种。[1] 蘭嶼風藤 Piper arborescens Piper achupallasense Piper aduncum – Spiked Pepper, "matico" (South America except Ecuador) Piper aequilaterum C.DC. Piper amalgo – mecaxochitl (Nahuatl) Piper angamarcanum 墨西哥胡椒叶 Piper auritum Piper azuaiense Piper baezanum Piper baezense Piper begoniiforme 蒌叶 Piper betle Piper borneense Piper brachipilum Piper brachystylum Piper bullatifolium Piper caldense C.DC. Piper campii Piper caninum, SE Asia to Australia, Common pepper, Native pepper in Australia. Piper candollei Piper cenocladum – "ant piper" 长果胡椒 Piper chaba Piper chimborazoense Piper chimonanth
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Piper, the pepper plants or pepper vines, is an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Piperaceae. The genus 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.
The scientific name Piper and the common name 'pepper' are derived from the Sanskrit term pippali, denoting the long pepper (P. longum).