Peperomia tenella

Peperomia tenella

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. t. var. glabra – P. t. var. tenella

Name

Peperomia tenella (Sw.) A.Dietr., 1831

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Acrocarpidium tenellum (Sw.) Miq. in Verslagen Meded. Vier Kl. Kon. Ned. Inst. Wetensch. Letterk. Schoone Kunsten 1842: 199 (1843)
    • Piper tenellum Sw. in Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 16 (1788)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá
    • Regional: Caribbean
      • Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Windward Is.
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Peru
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Mexicol
      • Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

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

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