Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2624)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2527)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2136)
Order: Piperales (13)
Family: Piperaceae (11)(family description)
Genus: Piper (5)
Epithet: marginatum Jacq. (1)
Synonyms: Artanthe alaris (Ham.) Miq., Artanthe catalpifolia Miq., Artanthe caudata (Vahl) Miq., Artanthe marginata (Jacq.) Miq., Piper alare Desv., Piper anisatum Kunth, Piper aristolochiaefolium (Trel.) Yunck., Piper catalpifolium Kunth, Piper caudatum Vahl, Piper decumanum Aubl., Piper patulum Bertol., Piper pseudomarginatum C.DC., Piper quiriguanum Trel., Piper sanjoseanum C.DC., Piper uncatum Trel., Piper undeninervium C.DC., Schilleria catalpifolia (Kunth) Kunth, Schilleria caudata (Vahl) Kunth, Schilleria marginata (Jacq.) Kunth
caudata => tailed, with tail
caudatum => cauda tail; caudatum tailed, with a tail
decumanum => from east to west
marginata => marginate, having a margin
marginatum => marginate, having a margin