Abstract
Piper puerense (Piperaceae), a new species from Yunnan, China, is here described and illustrated. Detailed morphological comparisons between the newly discovered species and other members of Piper indicate that Piper puerense is similar to Piper curtipedunculum, from which it differs in that stems of the new species are densely pubescent when young, glabrous when mature, leaf blades ovate, 8.5–12 cm × 4.3–6.5 cm, spike peduncle 15 mm long, nearly two times larger than the petiole; female inflorescence 12–18 cm long, male inflorescence 20–30 cm long, fruit obovate in shape, 1.0–1.5 mm in diameter.
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<p>Suwanphakdee, C., Simpson, D.A. & Chantaranothai, P. (2012) Three new species of <em>Piper </em>(Piperaceae) from Thailand. <em>Thai Forest Bulletin</em> (Botany) 40: 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1360/aps040163</p>
<p>Takooree, H., Aumeeruddy, M.Z., Rengasamy, K.R.R., Venugopala, K.N., Jeewon, R., Zengin, G. & Mahomoodally, M.F. (2019) A systematic review on black pepper (<em>Piper nigrum</em> L.): from folk uses to pharmacological applications. <em>Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition</em> 59 (sup1): S210–S243. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2019.1565489</p>
<p>Thiers, B. (2022) Index Herbariorum: A Global Directory of Public Herbaria and Associated Staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. [https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/]</p>
<p>Tseng, Y.Q. (1979) Materials for chinese piper. <em>Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica</em> 17 (1): 32–36.</p>
<p>Wallich, N. (1828–1849) <em>A numerical list of dried specimens of plants in the East India Company’s Museum</em>. Collected under the superintendence of Dr. Wallich of the Company’s Botanic Garden at Calcutta, London. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1917</p>
<p>Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C. (1963) <em>Flora of Java</em> (Spermatophytes Only), Vol. 1 (Gymnospermae, families 1–7, Angiospermae, families 8–110). P. Noordhoff N.V., Groningen, 648 pp.</p>
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<p>Cheng, Y.Q., Xia, N.H. & Gilbert, M.G. (1999) Piperaceae. <em>In</em>: Wu, Z.Y. & Raven, P.H. (Eds.) <em>Flora of China</em>, Vol. 4. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, pp. 110–141.</p>
<p>De Candolle, C. (1868) Piperaceae. <em>In</em>: De Candolle, A. (Ed.) <em>Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis</em>, Vol. 16 (1). Masson, Paris, 347 pp</p>
<p>De Candolle, C. (1910) Piperaceae. <em>In</em>: Lecomte, H. (Ed.) <em>Flore Générale de l’Indo-Chine</em> Vol. 5. Masson et Cie, Paris, pp. 62–92.</p>
<p>De Candolle, C. (1912) Piperaceae novae E Peninsula Malayana. <em>Records of the Botanical Survey of India</em> 6 (1): 1–27.</p>
<p>De Candolle, C. (1917) <em>Piperaceae Chinese</em>. Notizblatt des Königl. Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin. Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum, Berlin-Dahlem, bd. 6, pp. 476–482. https://doi.org/10.2307/3994465</p>
<p>De Candolle, C. (1923) Piperacearum clavis analytica. <em>Candollea</em> 1: 286–415. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.15548</p>
<p>Gajurel, P.R., Rethy, P. & Kumar, Y. (2001) A new species of <em>Piper</em> (Piperaceae) from Arunachal Pradesh, north-eastern India. Botanical <em>Journal of the Linnean Society</em> 137: 417–419. https://doi.org/10.1006/bojl.2001.0486</p>
<p>Gardner, R.O. (2006) <em>Piper</em> (Piperaceae) in the Philippine islands: The climbing species. <em>Blumea</em> 51: 569–586. https://doi.org/10.3767/000651906X622139</p>
<p>Gentry, A.H. (1982) Phytogeographic patterns as evidence for a Chocó refuge. <em>In</em>: Prance, G.T. (Eds.) <em>Biological diversification in the tropics</em>. Columbia University Press, New York, p. 121.</p>
<p>Gilbert, M. & Xia, N.H. (1999) Notes on the Piperaceae of China<em>. Novon </em>9: 190–198. https://doi.org/10.2307/3391797</p>
<p>Hao, C.Y., Qin, X.W., Tan, L.H. & Hu, L.S. (2017) <em>Piper jianfenglingense</em>, a new species of Piperaceae from Hainan Island, China. <em>Phytotaxa</em> 331 (1): 109–116. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.331.1.9</p>
<p>Hao, C.Y., Tan, L.H., Fan, R., Yu, H., Yang, J.F. & Wu, H.S. (2012) Floristic geography of <em>Piper</em> (Piperaceae) in China. <em>Plant Diversity and Resources </em>34 (5): 421–429. https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1143.2012.12040</p>
<p>Hao, C.Y., Tan, Y.H., Hu, L.S., Tan, L.H., Chen, H.P., Qin, X.W., Wu, G. & Wu, H.S. (2015) <em>Piper peltatifolium, </em>a new species of Piperaceae from Hainan, China. <em>Phytotaxa</em> 236 (3): 291–295. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.236.3.12</p>
<p>Hao, C.Y., Wu, B.D., Qin, X.W., Wu, G., Deng, H.Y. & Tan, Y.H. (2020) Morphological and molecular evidence for a new species from China. <em>Phytotaxa</em> 429 (3): 191–199. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.429.3.1 </p>
<p>Hooker, J.D. (1886) Piperaceae. <em>In</em>: Hooker, J.D. (Eds.) <em>Flora of British India, </em>5 (13). L. Reeve & Co., London, p. 87.</p>
<p>Huber, H. (1987) Piperaceae. <em>In</em>: Dassanayake, M.D. (Eds.) <em>A revised handbook to the Flora of Ceylon</em>, Vol. 6. Amerind Publishing, New Delhi, pp. 272–300.</p>
<p>Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Brittrich, V. (1993) <em>The families and genera of vascular plants. II. Flowering plants: Dicotyledons, Magnoliid, Hamamelid and Caryophyllid families</em>. Springer, Berlin, p. 144. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5</p>
<p>Kunth, K. (C.) S. (1815) <em>Nova Genera et Species Plantarum</em> (Quarto) Vol. 1. Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris] (Sumptibus librariae graeco-latini-germanicae, via dicta Fossés-Montmartre, N.14), p. 54. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.640</p>
<p>Li, X.W. (1995) A floristic study on the seed plants from tropical Yunnan. <em>Acta Botanica Yunnanica</em> 17 (2): 115–128.</p>
<p>Linnaeus, C. (1753) <em>Species Plantarum</em>, Vol. 1. Holmiae, Impensis Laurentii Salvii, 28 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.669</p>
<p>Linnaeus, C. (1753) <em>Species Plantarum</em>, Vol.1. Holmiae, Impensis Laurentii Salvii, 29 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.669</p>
<p>Linnaeus, C. (1781) <em>Supplementum Plantarum</em>. Brunsvigae, Impensis Orphanotrophei, 90 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.555</p>
<p>Long, D.G. (1984) Piperaceae. <em>In</em>: Grieson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (Eds.) <em>Flora of Bhutan</em>, Vol. 1, Pt. 2. Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, pp. 342–351.</p>
<p>Marquis, R.J. (2004) Biogeography of Neotropical <em>Piper</em>. <em>In</em>: Dyer, L.A. & Palmer, A.D.N. (Eds.) <em>Piper</em>: <em>A model genus for studies of phytochemistry, ecology, and evolution</em>. Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York, pp. 78–96. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30599-8_5</p>
<p>Quijano-Abril, M.A., Gregorio Mejia-Franco, F. & Callejas-Posada, R. (2014) Panbiogeographic analysis of Enckea (Piperaceae), a small dry forest clade in the phylogeny of a big rainforest genus. <em>Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad</em> 85 (1): 98–107. https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.37002</p>
<p>Ridley, H.N. (1924) <em>The flora of the Malay Peninsula</em>, Vol. 3. L. Reeve & Co., London, pp. 25–51.</p>
<p>Salehi, B., Zakaria, Z.A., Gyawali, R., Ibrahim, S.A., Rajkovic, J., Shinwari, Z.K., Khan, T., Sharifi-Rad, J., Ozleyen, A., Turkdonmez, E., Valussi, M., Tumer, T.B., Fidalgo, L.M., Martorell, M., Setzer, W.N. (2019) <em>Piper</em> Species: A comprehensive review on their phytochemistry, biological activities and applications. <em>Molecules</em> 24 (7): 1364. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24071364</p>
<p>Soltis, P.A., Soltis, D.E. & Chase, M.W. (1999) Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from multiple genes as a tool for comparative biology. <em>Nature</em> 402: 402–404. https://doi.org/10.1038/46528</p>
<p>Suwanphakdee, C. & Chantaranothai, P. (2008) A further note on the genus <em>Piper</em> L. (Piperaceae) from Thailand. <em>Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University</em> 8 (2): 205–209.</p>
<p>Suwanphakdee, C. & Chantaranothai, P. (2011) A new species and three taxonomic changes in <em>Piper</em> (Piperaceae) from Thailand. <em>Blumea</em> 56: 235–239. https://doi.org/10.3767/000651911X607338</p>
<p>Suwanphakdee, C. & Chantaranothai, P. (2014) Two new species of <em>Piper</em> (Piperaceae) from Thailand. <em>Novon</em> 23 (2): 230–235. https://doi.org/10.3417/2011069</p>
<p>Suwanphakdee, C., Masuthon, S., Chantaranothai, P., Chayamarit, K. & Chansuvanich, N. (2006) Notes on the genus <em>Piper</em> L. (Piperaceae) in Thailand. <em>Thai Forest Bulletin</em> (Botany) 34: 206–214.</p>
<p>Suwanphakdee, C., Simpson, D.A. & Chantaranothai, P. (2012) Three new species of <em>Piper </em>(Piperaceae) from Thailand. <em>Thai Forest Bulletin</em> (Botany) 40: 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1360/aps040163</p>
<p>Takooree, H., Aumeeruddy, M.Z., Rengasamy, K.R.R., Venugopala, K.N., Jeewon, R., Zengin, G. & Mahomoodally, M.F. (2019) A systematic review on black pepper (<em>Piper nigrum</em> L.): from folk uses to pharmacological applications. <em>Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition</em> 59 (sup1): S210–S243. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2019.1565489</p>
<p>Thiers, B. (2022) Index Herbariorum: A Global Directory of Public Herbaria and Associated Staff. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. [https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/ih/]</p>
<p>Tseng, Y.Q. (1979) Materials for chinese piper. <em>Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica</em> 17 (1): 32–36.</p>
<p>Wallich, N. (1828–1849) <em>A numerical list of dried specimens of plants in the East India Company’s Museum</em>. Collected under the superintendence of Dr. Wallich of the Company’s Botanic Garden at Calcutta, London. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.1917</p>