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Piperales

Called “Pepper Plants, Birthworts, And Allies” in GBIF

Piperales is an order of flowering plants. It necessarily includes the family Piperaceae but other taxa have been included or disincluded variously over time. Well-known plants which may be included in this order include black pepper, kava, the many Peperomias, pepper elder, lizard's tail, birthwort, and wild ginger. The two perianthless families Piperaceae and Saururaceae are mainly herbaceous plants possessing highly reduced flowers.

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Kava compound blocks gut-damaging cell death in mice

Kava, the same root Pacific Islanders brew into a calming ceremonial drink, turns out to hold a c...

PubMed → · research article

A tropical leaf extract makes goat meat juicier and more tender

The same wild pepper leaf used in Southeast Asian cooking and traditional medicine turns out to r...

What science is finding about Piperales

Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this order, newest first.

eco

Wildflower times its stink to match fly visitor hours

If you've ever wondered why some low-growing woodland flowers smell faintly off, it's not decay in your garden bed, it's the...

Asarum savatieri pollinators / plant-signaling

Kava compound blocks gut-damaging cell death in mice

Kava, the same root Pacific Islanders brew into a calming ceremonial drink, turns out to hold a compound that may protect the...

Kava medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Neem, mustard, and black pepper extracts kill beetles that ruin stored cowpeas

If you grow and save your own cowpeas, black-eyed peas, or other dried beans, kitchen-cabinet and garden plants like black...

Black pepper seed-saving / natural-pest-control

Neem and traditional herbs show promise against viper venom damage

The neem tree many gardeners already grow as a natural pesticide and skincare ingredient source turns out to contain azelaic...

Indian Birthwort ethnobotany / medicinal-plants

Forest communities in India rely on 119 plants for medicine

The garlic and black pepper in your kitchen spice rack are the same plants that healers in Chitrakoot rank as their most...

Black pepper ethnobotany / medicinal-plants

Long pepper compounds may protect blood vessels by boosting cell energy

The spicy long pepper used in Indonesian cooking and traditional medicine contains compounds that researchers think could help...

Javanese long pepper medicinal-plants / ethnobotany

Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense) observed in Mt Washington, Cincinnati, OH 45230, USA

Canadian wild ginger growing in Cincinnati neighborhoods signals that patches of healthy, shaded urban woodland still exist...

Canadian wild ginger urban-ecology / native-plants