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, perennialherb 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]
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
^"Zippelia". International Plant Names Index. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
^ abBacker, 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.
