Peperomia columella
| Peperomia columella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. columella
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| Binomial name | |
| 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
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