Piper kadsura

Japanese pepper
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Piper
Species:	P. kadsura
Binomial name
	Piper kadsura; (Choisy) Ohwi
Synonyms
	Ipomoea kadsura Choisy; Piper arboricola C.DC.; Piper futokadsura Siebold; Piper futokadsura var. macrophyllum Nakai; Piper kadsura var. boninense M.Mizush.; Piper kadsura f. macrophyllum (Nakai) M.Mizush.; Piper rupigaudens C.DC.; Piper subglaucescens C.DC.; Piper taquetii C.DC.;

Piper kadsura (Japanese pepper) is an East Asian species of pepper vine. It belongs to the magnoliid family Piperaceae.

In Japanese, it is known as fūtōkazura (風藤). It only grows in warmer areas, and was used medicinally in the past.

References

^ "Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
^ "Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

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Japanese pepper

Montage
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Piper
Species:	P. kadsura
Binomial name
*Piper kadsura* (Choisy) Ohwi^[1]^[2]
Synonyms
Ipomoea kadsura Choisy Piper arboricola C.DC. Piper futokadsura Siebold Piper futokadsura var. macrophyllum Nakai Piper kadsura var. boninense M.Mizush. Piper kadsura f. macrophyllum (Nakai) M.Mizush. Piper rupigaudens C.DC. Piper subglaucescens C.DC. Piper taquetii C.DC.