Peperomia venosa
Appearance
Peperomia venosa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. venosa
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia venosa |
Peperomia venosa is a species of herb from the genus 'Peperomia'. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Truman G. Yuncker in 1950.[1][2]
Etymology
[edit]venosa came from the Latin word "venosus". Venosus means "veiny" or "venous".[3]
Distribution
[edit]Peperomia venosa is native to Colombia. Specimens can be found at an altitude of 900–2870 meters.[4][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "W.Trelease & T.G.Yuncker, Piperac. N. South Amer.: 463 (1950)". powo.science.kew.org/. Trel. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "The Piperaceae of northern South America 2: 463–464, f. 406. 1950. (Piperac. N. South Amer.)". legacy.tropicos.org. Trelease, William. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "venosus". en.wiktionary.org. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ^ "Yunck. (1950). In: Trel. & Yunck., Piperac. Northern S. Amer. 463". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 17 February 2023.