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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Piperales canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant order
taxonomic rank
belongsToClade Magnoliidae NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Hydnoraceae NERFINISHED
Lactoridaceae NERFINISHED
Piperaceae NERFINISHED
Saururaceae NERFINISHED
includesGenus Kava genus
Piper NERFINISHED
includesSpecies Aristolochia clematitis NERFINISHED
Asarum europaeum NERFINISHED
Piper betle NERFINISHED
Piper longum NERFINISHED
Piper methysticum NERFINISHED
Piper nigrum
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement often alternate leaves
leafType mostly simple leaves
pollination often insect-pollinated
recognizedBy APG III system NERFINISHED
APG IV system NERFINISHED
modern angiosperm classifications
taxonRank order
typeFamily Piperaceae NERFINISHED

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Magnoliids includesOrder Piperales