''Piper kadsura'' (Japanese pepper) is an

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species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of pepper vine. It belongs to the

magnoliid Magnoliids (or Magnoliidae or Magnolianae) are a clade of flowering plants. With more than 10,000 species, including magnolias, nutmeg, bay laurel, cinnamon, avocado, black pepper, tulip tree and many others, it is the third-largest group of angio ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ...

Piperaceae The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in 5 genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two main genera: ''Piper'' ( ...

. In

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, it is known as ''fūtōkazura'' (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

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kadsura ''Kadsura'' is a genus of woody vines in the Schisandraceae described as a genus in 1810. Distribution ''Kadsura'' is native to eastern, southern, and southeastern Asia from Sri Lanka eastwards to the Philippines, and from southern Korea and Jap ...

Taxa named by Jacques Denys Choisy {{Piperales-stub