Piperaceae Giseke. Pepper Family.
A family of about 5-8 genera and 3000 species, shrubs, herbs, trees, and vines, of tropical and subtropical areas.
Ref: Boufford (1997a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Tebbs In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Show full citations.
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