Piper commutatum (Piperaceae), the correct name for a widespread species in Mexico and Mesoamerica

Piper sanctum, long treated as a distinct species, is here reduced to a synonym of P. auritum, which is a popularly known plant in Mexico. The oldest binomial for the species to which the name Piper sanctum was misapplied is P. commutatum, a taxon ranging from central Mexico south to Costa Rica and...

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Main Author: Ramírez Amezcua, José Manuel
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Language:eng
Published: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2016
Online Access:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1116
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description Piper sanctum, long treated as a distinct species, is here reduced to a synonym of P. auritum, which is a popularly known plant in Mexico. The oldest binomial for the species to which the name Piper sanctum was misapplied is P. commutatum, a taxon ranging from central Mexico south to Costa Rica and occurring in cloud forest, tropical perennial forest, tropical subdeciduous forest and humid canyons in tropical deciduous forest, at elevations from sea level to 2050 m. Synonyms of Piper commutatum include: P. papantlense, P. nudum, P. diandrum, P. membranaceum, and P. venulosum, among others.
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spelling oai:oai.abm.ojs.inecol.mx:article-11162022-11-18T00:43:25Z Piper commutatum (Piperaceae), the correct name for a widespread species in Mexico and Mesoamerica Piper commutatum (Piperaceae), el nombre correcto para una especie de amplia distribución en México y Mesoamérica Ramírez Amezcua, José Manuel Central America Mexico nomenclature Piper auritum Piper commutatum Piper sanctum synonymy types Centroamérica México nomenclatura Piper auritum P. commutatum P. sanctum sinonimia tipos Piper sanctum, long treated as a distinct species, is here reduced to a synonym of P. auritum, which is a popularly known plant in Mexico. The oldest binomial for the species to which the name Piper sanctum was misapplied is P. commutatum, a taxon ranging from central Mexico south to Costa Rica and occurring in cloud forest, tropical perennial forest, tropical subdeciduous forest and humid canyons in tropical deciduous forest, at elevations from sea level to 2050 m. Synonyms of Piper commutatum include: P. papantlense, P. nudum, P. diandrum, P. membranaceum, and P. venulosum, among others. Piper sanctum, durante mucho tiempo reconocido como una especie distinta, se reduce aquí a sinónimo de P. auritum, la cual es una planta popularmente conocida en México. El nombre más antiguo para el cual el binomio Piper sanctum ha sido mal aplicado es P. commutatum, un taxon distribuido del centro de México al sur hasta Costa Rica, ocurriendo en bosque mesófilo, bosque tropical perennifolio, bosque tropical subcaducifolio y cañadas húmedas en bosque tropical caducifolio, a elevaciones que van desde el nivel del mar hasta los 2050 m. Piper commutatum incluye varios nombres como sinónimos: P. papantlense, P. nudum, P. diandrum, P. membranaceum y P. venulosum, entre otros. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2016-07-14 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf text/html https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1116 10.21829/abm116.2016.1116 Acta Botanica Mexicana; No. 116 (2016); 9-19 Acta Botanica Mexicana; Núm. 116 (2016); 9-19 2448-7589 0187-7151 eng https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1116/1319 https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/1116/html Derechos de autor 2016 Acta Botanica Mexicana https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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title_full Piper commutatum (Piperaceae), the correct name for a widespread species in Mexico and Mesoamerica
title_fullStr Piper commutatum (Piperaceae), the correct name for a widespread species in Mexico and Mesoamerica
title_full_unstemmed Piper commutatum (Piperaceae), the correct name for a widespread species in Mexico and Mesoamerica
title_short Piper commutatum (Piperaceae), the correct name for a widespread species in Mexico and Mesoamerica
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