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Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.

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Threat status: Naturally uncommon

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Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn. (1832)
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region

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(G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
G.Forst.
Hook. & Arn.
1832
ICN
Piper tetraphyllum G.Forst.
species
Peperomia tetraphylla

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Piperales
Piperaceae
Peperomia
tetraphylla

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Allan, H.H. 1961: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. I. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Psilopsida, Lycopsida, Filicopsida, Gymnospermae, Dicotyledones. Government Printer, Wellington.

Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.

Branched, spreading, succulent herb up to ± 2 dm. tall; branches pubescent at nodes. Lvs in whorls of 4-(3) or occ. opp., subsessile, 5-15 × 4-12 mm., rhomboid to suborbicular, fleshy ∞ ± coriac. when dry) dark green above, paler below, ± pubescent when young. Spikes terminal, axis pubescent, 2-4 cm. long; bract orbicular-peltate, subsessile. Ovary partly immersed in axis, ovoid, acute; stigma capitellate. Drupe ovoid, reddish, ± 1·5 mm. long.
Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.

2n = 44

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Peperomia novae-zealandiae Colenso
Peperomia novae-zealandiae Colenso
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2004)
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
de Lange, P.J.; Norton, D.A. et al. (2009)
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
Piper tetraphyllum G.Forst.
Piper tetraphyllum G.Forst.
Allan, H.H. (1961)
Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.

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Peperomia tetraphylla (G.Forst.) Hook. & Arn.
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679aeed8-c377-48f6-862b-dd8007e85889
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
3 April 2007
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