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.[2][3] 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Zippelia Blume[1] |
| Species: | Z. begoniifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Zippelia begoniifolia | |
The generic epithet commemorates Alexander Zippelius. Zippelius was a horticulturist and early collector of plants in Java and other islands of the region.[4][5]
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.
References edit
- ^ "Zippelia". International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Zippelia begoniifolia Blume". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Zippelia - (plant)". Etymologiebank.nl (in Dutch). Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ 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.