Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum

Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum, commonly known as pepper tree or kava, is a flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. The subspecific epithet means “of the parrots”, inferring a liking by parrots for the fruits.

Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum
Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum herbarium specimen collected from the Kermadec Islands
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Piper
Species:
P. excelsum
Subspecies:
P. e. subsp. psittacorum
Trinomial name
Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum
(Endl.) de Lange
Synonyms
  • Piper psittacorum Endl. (1833)
  • Macropiper psittacorum (Endl.) Miq. (1843)
  • Piper excelsum var. psittacorum (Endl.) C.DC. (1869)
  • Macropiper excelsum subsp. psittacorum (Endl.) Sykes (1992)
  • Macropiper excelsum var. psittacorum (Endl.) Laing (1915)
  • Macropiper excelsum f. psittacorum (Endl.) A.C.Sm.
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