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Piper excelsum
Species of tree / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the kawakawa or mackerel tuna.
Piper excelsum (formerly known as Macropiper excelsum) of the pepper family (Piperaceae) and commonly known as kawakawa, is a small tree of which the subspecies P. excelsum subsp. excelsum is endemic to New Zealand;[3] the subspecies P. e. subsp. psittacorum is found on Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadec Islands.
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Kawakawa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Piper |
Species: | P. excelsum |
Binomial name | |
Piper excelsum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Macropiper excelsum (G.Forst.) Miq. |
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