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Peperomia venosa

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Peperomia venosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. venosa
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

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venosa came from the Latin word "venosus". Venosus means "veiny" or "venous".[3]

Distribution

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Peperomia venosa is native to Colombia. Specimens can be found at an altitude of 900–2870 meters.[4][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "W.Trelease & T.G.Yuncker, Piperac. N. South Amer.: 463 (1950)". powo.science.kew.org/. Trel. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "venosus". en.wiktionary.org. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879). Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ "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.