Peperomia caperata

Taxonavigation

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

Peperomia caperata Yunck., Kew Bull. 12(3): 421 (1957 publ. 1958).

Type locality. 'The country of origin unknown.'
Typus: Taken from a plant cultivated by Mr. Maurice Mason, Talbot Manor, King's Lynn, [Norfolk, East England, England, UK] (27 November 1956; Holotypus: K [K000820450^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]).

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Heterotypicˌ
- Peperomia argentea Sallier, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 55: 323 (1883)

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Taiwan [introduced]. Pacific South-Central Pacific Cook Is. [introduced], Marquesas [introduced], Society Is. [introduced]. Northwestern Pacific Marianas (Guam) [introduced]. Southern America Brazil Brazil Southeast. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Sallier, J. fils. 1883. Une collection de plantes en terrines. Revue Horticole 55: 322–324. BHL.
Yuncker, T.G. 1957[1958]. New species in Peperomia. Kew Bulletin 12(3): 421–422. DOI: 10.2307/4113713 (via Wikipedia Library ). Reference page.

Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H. & Oliver, R. 1979. A Geographical Checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica 15(1–2): 41–295. PDF Reference page. [see p. 46]
Nelson Sutherland, C.H. 2008. Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas. xxix + 1576 pp. Tegucigalpa, Honduras: SERNA/Guaymuras. ISBN 978-99926-44-80-5 Reference page.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Peperomia caperata. Accessed: 2026 March 30.
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International Plant Names Index. 2026. Peperomia caperata. Published online. Accessed: 30 March 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Peperomia caperata. 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. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 30. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Peperomia caperata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 March 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Peperomia caperata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 30 March 2026. Reference page.
Yonekura, K. & Kajita, T. (2003 onwards) YList – index for Japanese-scientific plant names (「植物和名ー学名インデックス」). Published on Internet. Accessed: 2026 March 30