Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Details
Nomenclature
Ruiz & Pav.
Ruiz & Pav.
1794
ICN
Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
genus
Peperomia
Classification
Subordinates
- Peperomia ×abscondita
- Peperomia aff. urvilleana (AK 206056; Great Barrier Island)
- Peperomia blanda
- Peperomia brachytrichoides
- Peperomia endlicheri
- Peperomia griseo-argentea
- Peperomia kyimbilana
- Peperomia leptostachya
- Peperomia novae-zealandiae
- Peperomia obtusifolia
- Peperomia simplex
- Peperomia tetraphylla
- Peperomia urvilleana
Descriptions
Peperomia Ruiz & Pav.
Fls minute, perfect, in slender bracted spikes; per. 0; stamens 2, subsessile, anther-cells confluent. Ovary sessile, 1-celled; stigma penicillate; ovule solitary, erect. Fr. minute, indehiscent. Annual to perennial us. succulent herbs; lvs alt., opp., or whorled, exstipulate. Over 500 spp., mostly tropical and subtropical.
Taxonomic concepts
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Metadata
7832d933-6a88-48b9-be7b-de050cf6deac
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
3 April 2007