What is Piperaceae?
{{taxobox |name = Piperaceae |image =Piper_nigrum_-_Köhler–s_Medizinal-Pflanzen-107.jpg |image_caption = ''[[Piper nigrum]]'', from Koehler (1887) |regnum = [[Plant]]ae |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Magnoliids]] |ordo = [[Piperales]] |familia = '''Piperaceae''' |familia_authority = [[Bercht.]] & [[J.Presl]] }} The '''Piperaceae''', also known as the '''pepper family''', is a large family of [[flowering plant]]s. The group contains roughly 3,610 currently accepted species in five genera. The vast majority of peppers can be found within the two main genera: ''[[Piper (genus)|Piper]]'' (2000 species) and ''[[Peperomia]]'' (1600 species). {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Piperales]] [[Category:Plant families]]