pepper

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• pepper
• pepper plants
• pepper vines

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Trianaeopiper
• Pleiostachyopiper
• Peperidia
• Churumaya
• Discipiper
• Ottonia
• Cubeba
• Caulobryon
• Carpupica
• Callianira
• Carpunya
• Artanthe
• Chavica
• Amalago
• Anderssoniopiper
• Arctottonia
• Macropiper
• Rhyncholepis
• Gonistum
• Muldera
• Methysticum
• Quebitea
• Enckea
• Coccobryon
• Dugagelia
• Oxodium
• Sphaerostachys
• Schilleria
• Serronia
• Steffensia
• Schizonephros
• Nematanthera
• Peltobryon
• Suensonia
• Lindeniopiper
• Lepianthes
• Betela

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Piperales, it is classified under the family Piperaceae. Finally, it is identified by the genus Piper.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across several key regions within West Tropical Africa. Specifically, it can be found growing in the nation of Benin. Its presence is also noted throughout the country of Gambia. Furthermore, the species inhabits various parts of Ghana and Guinea-Bissau. Finally, its geographical range extends into the territory of Guinea.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Piper has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include leaf.

Leaf

1. Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine

Chemicals

Piper has 2 reported phytochemicals identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Piplartine, Piperlongumine.

Piplartine

1. Journal of traditional and complementary medicine
2. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Piperlongumine

1. Journal of traditional and complementary medicine

Activities

Piper has 15 reported activities identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antimicrobial, Cytotoxic, Abortifacient, Antibacterial, Antidermatophytic.

Antimicrobial

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry
2. Fitoterapia

Cytotoxic

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry
2. Fitoterapia

Abortifacient

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Antibacterial

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Antidermatophytic

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Antifungal

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Antirheumatic

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Antitumor

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Cardioactive

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Chemopreventive

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Conditions

Piper has 6 reported investigations on conditions identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include cancer, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, cognitive disorders, leishmaniasis, snakebite.

Cancer

1. Journal of traditional and complementary medicine
2. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Oral squamous cell carcinoma

1. Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Cognitive disorders

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Leishmaniasis

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Snakebite

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Snakebites

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Preparations

Piper has 3 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include Piper extract, crude extracts, extracts.

Piper extract

1. Journal of toxicology

Crude extracts

1. Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry

Extracts

1. Journal of economic entomology