Piperales

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Piperales is an order of flowering plants within the magnoliid clade, best known for including economically important species such as black pepper and kava.

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Label Occurrences
Piperales canonical 3

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf plant order
taxonomic rank
belongsToClade Magnoliidae
linked to: Magnoliids
characteristic flowers are usually small
flowers often lack a distinct perianth
many species are aromatic
many species contain essential oils
clade angiosperms
flowering plants
magnoliids
class Magnoliopsida
distribution subtropical regions
temperate regions
tropical regions
division Magnoliophyta
economicImportance source of betel leaves
source of black pepper
source of kava
source of medicinal plants
source of psychoactive plants
source of spices
fruitType often berries or drupes
hasCommonRepresentative black pepper
kava
wild ginger (Asarum)
includesFamily Aristolochiaceae
Hydnoraceae
Lactoridaceae
Piperaceae
Saururaceae
includesGenus Kava genus
Piper
includesSpecies Aristolochia clematitis
Asarum europaeum
Piper betle
Piper longum
Piper methysticum
Piper nigrum
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement often alternate leaves
leafType mostly simple leaves
pollination often insect-pollinated
recognizedBy APG III system
APG IV system
modern angiosperm classifications
taxonRank order
typeFamily Piperaceae

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Magnoliids includesOrder Piperales
Canellales sisterGroup Piperales
Piper nigrum order Piperales