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Zippelia

Zippelia begoniifolia is the only species of the monotypic genus Zippelia, a genus of plants in the Piperaceae, the same botanical family as that of black pepper. The species has also been spelled as Z. begoniaefolia. It is an erect, ascending, perennial herb with leaves of 6 to 12.5 cm in length. It occurs in Borneo, Cambodia, southern-central and southeast mainland China as well as Hainan, Java, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Zippelia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Zippelia
Blume1
Species:
Z. begoniifolia
Binomial name
Zippelia begoniifolia

Zippelia begoniifolia is the only species of the monotypic genus Zippelia, a genus of plants in the Piperaceae, the same botanical family as that of black pepper.23 The species has also been spelled as Z. begoniaefolia. It is an erect, ascending, perennial herb with leaves of 6 to 12.5 cm (2.4 to 4.9 in) in length.3 It occurs in Borneo, Cambodia, southern-central and southeast mainland China as well as Hainan, Java, Laos, Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines, Sumatra, Thailand and Vietnam.2

The generic epithet commemorates Alexander Zippelius. Zippelius was a horticulturist and early collector of plants in Java and other islands of the region.45

The genus name Zippelia has a confused taxonomic history, also having been used to place the parasitic plants now classified in the genus Rhizanthes by Ludwig Reichenbach.

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  1. "Zippelia". International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. "Zippelia begoniifolia Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. Backer, C. A.; Bakhuizen van den Brink, R. C. (1963). Flora of Java. Vol. I. Groningen: N.V. P. Noordhoff under auspices of Rijksherbarium, Leyden. pp. 167–168.
  4. "Zippelia - (plant)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. van Steenis, Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan (3 August 1989). "Dedication to the memory of Carl Ludwig Blume". Flora Malesiana. Vol. 10, part 4. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publications, under auspices of Foundation Flora Malesiana. p. 9, 36, 37. ISBN 0-7923-0421-7.