Peperomia columella
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. columella
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Peperomia columella L.
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Peperomia columella is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. The species is endemic to deserts of western South America. It is fairly unusual among xerophytes from outside Africa, in having leaf windows.[1]
References
- ^ Christensen-Dean, Gay A.; Moore, Randy; Development of Chlorenchyma and Window Tissues in Leaves of Peperomia columella. Annals of Botany 71:141-146 1993