Tasmannia piperita

Tasmannia piperita
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Canellales
Family: Winteraceae
Genus: Tasmannia
Species:
T. piperita
Binomial name
Tasmannia piperita
Synonyms[1]
6 synonyms
  • Drimys piperita Hook.f.
  • Drimys angiensis Kaneh. & Hatus.
  • Drimys buxifolia Ridl.
  • Drimys piperita var. apetala Kink.
  • Drimys piperita var. membranea Kink.
  • Drimys piperita var. xerophylla Kink.
  • Drimys reducta Diels
  • Drimys versteegii Diels
  • Tasmannia buxifolia (Ridl.) A.C.Sm.

Tasmannia piperita is a species of shrub or small tree belonging to the family (Winteraceae) and native to Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Maluku Islands, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[2][3] It is the most widespread species of Tasmannia and the only one occurring outside of Australia.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tasmannia piperita (Hook.f.) Miers". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Tasmannia piperita". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b Vink, Wim (1970). "The Winteraceae of the Old World. I. Pseudowintera and Drimys — Morphology and taxonomy". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 18 (2): 225–354. Retrieved 20 May 2016.