Peperomia alata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Peperomia alata Ruiz & Pav., 1798

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Homotypicˌ
- Micropiper alatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 52 (1840)
- Piper alatum (Ruiz & Pav.) Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 342 (1804)
Heterotypicˌ
- Peperomia alata var. angustifolia C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 418 (1869)
- Peperomia alata var. pterocaulis (Miq.) C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 418 (1869)
- Peperomia laevis C.DC. in J. Bot. 4: 139 (1866)
- Peperomia microreticulata Steyerm. in Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 26: 412 (1966)
- Peperomia nilssonii Yunck. in Bol. Soc. Venez. Ci. Nat. 23: 64 (1962)
- Peperomia pterocaulis Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 86 (1843)
- Peperomia pterocaulis f. filispica Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 20 (1926)
- Peperomia pterocaulis var. filispica Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 28 (1926)
- Peperomia pterocaulis var. palmamochana Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 20 (1926)
- Peperomia pterocaulis f. stipiticarpa Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 20 (1926)
- Peperomia velloziana Miq. in Linnaea 20: 122 (1847), nom. illeg.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional:Southern South America
  - Argentina Northwest, Paraguay
- Regional:Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá
- Regional:Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional:Southern South America
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional:Southern South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional:Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico
Continental: Northern America
- Regional:Southeastern USA
  - Florida
- Regional:Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast

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Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page.

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Hassler, M. 2025. Peperomia alata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 11. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Peperomia alata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 May 2025. Reference page.