Biology:Peperomia vulcanica

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Short description: Species of plant

Peperomia vulcanica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. vulcanica
Binomial name
Peperomia vulcanica
Baker & C.H.Wright
Synonyms[1]
  • Peperomia annobonensis Mildbr. (1937)
  • Peperomia hygrophila Engl. (1911)
  • Peperomia monticola auct.

Peperomia vulcanica is a species of herbaceous flowering plants of the family Piperaceae.[1]

Description

It is a creeping plant, rooting at nodes. It has erect lateral branches that are 20–30 cm tall.[1]

Distribution

The species is found in rocky areas and rarely as an epiphyte at 250 to 2400 m elevation in São Tomé and Príncipe, Annobón and Liberia.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Peperomia vulcanica". Geneva Conservatory and Botanical Garden: Flora africana. http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=115001. Retrieved 14 May 2011. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6071888 entry