Peperomia venezueliana
| Peperomia venezueliana | |
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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. venezueliana
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia venezueliana | |
| Synonyms | |
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Peperomia ernstiana C.DC. Peperomia longipes C.DC. Peperomia horrescens Trel. | |
Peperomia venezueliana is a species of herb and hemiepiphyte subshrub from the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Casimir de Candolle in 1866, in Venezuela..[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]Venezueliana came from the country "Venezuela". This refers to the species being discovered in Venezuela.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Peperomia venezueliana is native to Venezuela and Colombia. In Colombia, specimens can be found at an altitude of 1000–2300 meters. In Venezuela, specimens can be found at an altitude of 350-1250 meters..[4]
Peperomia longipes
- Colombia
- Magdalena
- Santa Marta
- Sierra de Ouaca
- Santa Marta
- Magdalena
Peperomia ernstiana
- Venezuela
- Aragua
Description
[edit]Leaves alternate, briefly petiolate, Oval lance, and Pointed tip. They are glabrous on both sides. It trails on the ground, dry stem, flattened, glabrous, and the edge of the leaves is 0,035.[5]
Subtaxa
[edit]These subtaxa following varieties are accepted. [4][1]
Peperomia venezueliana var. aterrima Trel. & Yunck.
Peperomia venezueliana var. venezueliana
References
[edit]- ^ a b "J. Bot. 4: 139 (1866)". powo.science.kew.org/. Trel. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 4: 139. 1866. (J. Bot.)". legacy.tropicos.org. Trelease, William. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "venezueliană". en.wiktionary.org. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ a b "C. DC. (1866). In: Journ. Bot. 4: 139". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Journal of botany, British and foreign". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H. Raven Library. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
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