Peperomia obtusifolia var. 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: Peperomia obtusifolia
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Name

Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A.Dietr. var. obtusifolia autonym

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Peperomia antonii var. reducta Trel. in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 27: 299 (1940)
- Peperomia bayatana Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 30 (1926)
- Peperomia cangrejalana Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 9: 274 (1940)
- Peperomia cruciata Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 34 (1936)
- Peperomia cuneata Miq. in London J. Bot. 4: 429 (1845)
- Peperomia cuneifolia (Jacq.) A.Dietr. in Sp. Pl., ed. 6. 1: 146 (1831)
- Peperomia daiquiriana Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 30 (1926)
- Peperomia dodecatheontophylla Trel. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 48 (1927)
- Peperomia earlei Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 31 (1926)
- Peperomia fieldiana Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 45 (1936)
- Peperomia floridana Small in Torreya 26: 109 (1926)
- Peperomia galeottii Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 190 (1843)
- Peperomia hemionitidifolia Ham. in Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid.: 2 (1825)
- Peperomia lancetillana Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 334 (1938)
- Peperomia lunana Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 30 (1926)
- Peperomia macropoda Miq. in Linnaea 20: 128 (1847)
- Peperomia magnoliifolia var. emarginulata C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 427 (1869)
- Peperomia mentiens Trel. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 217 (1929)
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. cuneata (Miq.) Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 166 (1864)
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. emarginulata (C.DC.) C.DC. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 40: 264 (1908)
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. floridana (Small) D.B.Ward in Phytologia 94: 477 (2012)
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. macropoda Dahlst. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 33(2): 65 (1900)
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. oblongifolia (Miq.) Miq. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 4(1): 24 (1852)
- Peperomia obtusifolia f. oblongifolia Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 195 (1843)
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. papyracea Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 166 (1859)
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. parvifolia Dahlst. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 33(2): 67 (1900)
- Peperomia obtusifolia var. petiolata Dahlst. in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 33(2): 67 (1900)
- Peperomia peninsularis Trel. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 216 (1929)
- Peperomia pyrolifolia Trel. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 217 (1929)
- Peperomia subflaccida var. subgeminispica (Trel.) Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 338 (1938)
- Peperomia subgeminispica Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2): 98 (1936)
- Peperomia tithymaloides (Vahl) A.Dietr. in Sp. Pl., ed. 6. 1: 152 (1831)
- Peperomia valerioi Standl. in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 15: 458 (1925)
- Piper cuneatum Hook. ex Miq. in London J. Bot. 4: 429 (1845), pro syn.
- Piper cuneifolium Jacq. in Collectanea 4: 127 (1791)
- Piper hemionitidifolium (Ham.) D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 1: 114 (1839)
- Piper humile Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 4 (1768)
- Piper magnoliifolium Haw. in Syn. Pl. Succ.: 6 (1812), sensu auct.
- Piper mandioccanum Raddi in Nuovo Giorn. Lett., Sci. 17(40): 9 (1828)
- Piper marginatum Haw. in Suppl. Pl. Succ.: 3 (1819), nom. illeg.
- Piper milleri Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 1: 337 (1817), nom. superfl.
- Piper tithymaloides Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 340 (1804)
- Rhynchophorum floridanum (Small) Small in Man. S.E. Fl.: 401 (1933)

Distribution

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

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Dietrich, A.G. (1831) Sp. Pl., ed. 6, 1: 154.

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Peperomia obtusifolia var. obtusifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Peperomia obtusifolia var. obtusifolia. Published online. Accessed: May 14 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Peperomia obtusifolia var. 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 var. obtusifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: baby rubberplant
فارسی: قاشقی ابلق
polski: Peperomia tępolistna
中文: 圓葉椒草, 圆叶椒草, 花叶豆瓣绿