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Typification of Piper species (Piperaceae) in Southeast Asia, especially Thailand

Kew Bulletin volume 73, Article number: 33 (2018) Cite this article

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A nomenclatural revision of 13 species of Piper is presented (P. arcuatum, P. caninum, P. crassipes, P. griffithii, P. kurzii, P. longum, P. muricatum, P. pedicellatum, P. porphyrophyllum, P. ribesioides, P. ridleyi, P. rostratum and P. sylvaticum). A total of 23 lectotypifications are made and many names are reduced to synonymy. Diagnostic characteristics, line drawings, colour illustrations and distributional information of each species are given.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the directors, curators and staff of AAU, BK, BKF, BM, BO, C, CMU, G, G-DC, K, KEP, KKU, L, P, PSU, QBG, SING and TCD for permission to study the specimens and references. We thank Brigitta E. E. Duyfjes (L) for guidance with the Blume collections. This work was supported by the Applied Taxonomic Research Center, ATRC_R 5303, Khon Kaen University and Kasetsart University Research and Development Institute, Kasetsart University, Thailand.

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  1. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    C. Suwanphakdee

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK

    D. A. Simpson

  3. Botany Department, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland

    D. A. Simpson & T. R. Hodkinson

  4. Applied Taxonomic Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

    P. Chantaranothai

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Suwanphakdee, C., Simpson, D.A., Hodkinson, T.R. et al. Typification of Piper species (Piperaceae) in Southeast Asia, especially Thailand. Kew Bull 73, 33 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-018-9761-6

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Key words

  • Lectotype
  • synonym
  • taxonomy