Peperomia pellucida

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
Varietiesː P. p. var. argentina – P. p. var. pellucida

Name

Peperomia pellucida (L.) Kunth, 1816

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Micropiper pellucidum (L.) Miq. in Comm. Phytogr.: 54 (1840)
- Piper pellucidum L. in Sp. Pl.: 30 (1753)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional:Western Africa
  - Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Congo, DR Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
- Regional:Central Africa
  - Burkina, Burundi, Central African Republic, Uganda, Zambia
- Regional:Eastern Africa
  - Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania
- Regional:Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar
Continental: Southern America
- Regional:Southern South America
  - Argentina Northwest, Paraguay
- Regional:Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
- Regional:Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional:Brazil
  - 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., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional:Southeastern USA
  - Florida, Georgia, Louisiana
- Regional:Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Introduced into:
  - Assam, Bangladesh, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Hawaii, India, Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Northern Territory, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Taiwan, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tuamotu, Western Australia

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

References

Primary references

Kunth, C.S. in F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., 1816. Nov. Gen. Sp. 1:53[folio]; 1:64[quarto].

Additional references

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Peperomia pellucida 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 pellucida. Published online. Accessed: May 14 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. Peperomia pellucida. 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 pellucida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 May 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Peperomia pellucida in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Acèh: Ranup tanoh
Basa Bali: Damuh-damuh
বাংলা: দীপ্ত লুচি পাতা
فارسی: پپرمیا پلوسیدا
Kreyòl ayisyen: Zèb kourès
Bahasa Indonesia: Tumpang air
Jawa: Sladanan
മലയാളം: മഷിത്തണ്ട്
ဘာသာမန်: သဂါဗတာၚ်၊ တၞံ
Kapampangan: Pansitpansitan
Sunda: Sasaladahan
svenska: Ogräspeperomia
ไทย: กระสัง
Tiếng Việt: Rau càng cua
中文: 草胡椒