Peperomia versicolor is a species of epiphyte or lithophyte from the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by William Trelease and published the species in the book "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 26(4): 200. 1929".[1] First-ever specimens were founded in Costa Rica and 1926. [2] versicolor means particolored or changes its color.
| Peperomia versicolor | |
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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. versicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia versicolor | |
| Synonyms | |
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Peperomia niveopunctulata Trel. Peperomia pilulifera Trel. | |
Distribution
editPeperomia versicolor is native from Nicaragua to Ecuador. Specimens can be collected at an elevation of 780 - 2000 meters.[1][3]
Peperomia niveo-punctulata
- Costa Rica
- Limón
Peperomia pilulifera
- Costa Rica
- Limón
Description
editIt is a small stoloniferous-erect glabrous epiphytic herb. Its stem is 2 millimeters thick with short internodes. Leaves alternate, they are lance-shaped and acute at both ends. It is 5-nerved, thin-leathered, opaque, and purple-red beneath. Its petioles are 3 millimeters long. It has terminal spikes and axillary and a peduncle that is 5 millimeters long, leaves are round-peltate.[4]
Subtaxa
editThe following are recognized as synonyms.[1][3]
- Peperomia niveopunctulata Trel.
- Peperomia pilulifera Trel.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 200 (1929)". powo.science.kew.org/. Trel. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 26(4): 200. 1929. (31 Dec 1929) (Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb.)". legacy.tropicos.org. Trelease, William. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Trel. (1929). In: Contrib. U. S. Nat. Herb. 26: 200". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Contributions from the United States National Herbarium". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Washington, D.C, Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
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