Piperales
Appearance
Piperales | |
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Piper aduncum | |
Scientific classification | |
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Order: | Piperales Dumort. (1829)
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Families | |
Aristolochiaceae |
Piperales is a botanical name for an order of flowering plants. It necessarily includes the family Piperaceae but otherwise has been treated variously over time. Well-known plants which may be included in this order include black pepper, kava, lizard's tail, birthwort, and wild ginger.