Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum

Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum
	Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum herbarium specimen collected from the Kermadec Islands
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Piper
Species:	P. excelsum
Subspecies:	P. e. subsp. psittacorum
Trinomial name
	Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum ; (Endl.) de Lange
Synonyms
	Piper psittacorum Endl. (1833); Macropiper psittacorum (Endl.) Miq. (1843); Piper excelsum var. psittacorum (Endl.) C.DC. (1869); Macropiper excelsum subsp. psittacorum (Endl.) Sykes (1992); Macropiper excelsum var. psittacorum (Endl.) Laing (1915); Macropiper excelsum f. psittacorum (Endl.) A.C.Sm.;

Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum, commonly known as pepper tree or kava, is a flowering plant in the family Piperaceae. The subspecific epithet means “of the parrots”, inferring a liking by parrots for the fruits.^[1]

^ "Macropiper excelsum subsp. psittacorum". Flora of Australia Online: Data derived from Flora of Australia Volume 49 (1994). Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS). Retrieved 2014-02-27.

Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum

Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum herbarium specimen collected from the Kermadec Islands
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Piperales
Family:	Piperaceae
Genus:	Piper
Species:	P. excelsum
Subspecies:	**P. e. subsp. psittacorum**
Trinomial name
**Piper excelsum subsp. psittacorum** (Endl.) de Lange
Synonyms
Piper psittacorum Endl. (1833) Macropiper psittacorum (Endl.) Miq. (1843) Piper excelsum var. psittacorum (Endl.) C.DC. (1869) Macropiper excelsum subsp. psittacorum (Endl.) Sykes (1992) Macropiper excelsum var. psittacorum (Endl.) Laing (1915) Macropiper excelsum f. psittacorum (Endl.) A.C.Sm.