Piper kadsura

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|name = Japanese pepper

|image = Piper kadsura (Montage s2).jpg

|image_caption = Montage

|genus = Piper

|species = kadsura

|authority = (Choisy) Ohwi{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:681817-1 |title= Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi

|author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=December 19, 2022}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4J4GR |title= Piper kadsura (Choisy) Ohwi

|author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=December 19, 2022}}

|synonyms = Ipomoea kadsura Choisy

Piper arboricola C.DC.

Piper futokadsura Siebold

Piper futokadsura var. macrophyllum Nakai

Piper kadsura var. boninense M.Mizush.

Piper kadsura f. macrophyllum (Nakai) M.Mizush.

Piper rupigaudens C.DC.

Piper subglaucescens C.DC.

Piper taquetii C.DC.

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Piper kadsura (Japanese pepper) is an East Asian species of pepper vine. It belongs to the magnoliid family Piperaceae.

In Japanese, it is known as {{Lang|ja-latn|fūtōkazura}} ({{Lang|ja|風藤}}). It only grows in warmer areas, and was used medicinally in the past.

Piper kadsura (flower male).jpg |Flower spike (male)

Piper kadsura (flower female).jpg |Flower spike (female)

Piper kadsura (fruits s3).jpg|Fruits