Peperomia obtusifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Peperomia
Subgenus: P. subg. Oxyrhynchum
Species:
Varietieʂː P. o. var. alveolata – P. o. var. obtusifolia

Basionym
- Piper obtusifolium L., Sp. Pl. 1: 30. 1753.
Homotypic
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. genuina Dahlst. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 33(2): 64 (1900), not validly publ.
- Rhynchophorum obtusifolium (L.) Small in Man. S.E. Fl.: 401 (1933)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional:Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
- Regional:Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional:Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional:Western South America
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional:Western South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Continental: Northern America
- Regional:Southeastern USA
  - Florida, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:
  - Marianas

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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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International Plant Names Index. 2025. Peperomia obtusifolia. Published online. Accessed: May 14 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Peperomia obtusifolia. 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 14. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Peperomia obtusifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Peperomia obtusifolia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.