Peperomia hernandiifolia

Peperomia hernandiifolia

Peperomia hernandiifolia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Peperomia
Species: Peperomia hernandiifolia

Name

Peperomia hernandiifolia (Vahl) A.Dietr., 1831

Synonyms

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• Homotypicˌ
  • Piper hernandiifolium Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 344 (1804)
• Heterotypicˌ
  • Peperomia choroniana var. puberulenta Yunck. in W.Trelease & T.G.Yuncker, Piperac. N. South Amer.: 730 (1950)
  • Peperomia ciliifera (Trel.) Trel. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 212 (1929)
  • Peperomia ciliifera var. filipes (Trel.) Trel. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 212 (1929)
  • Peperomia conserta Yunck. in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 37: 114 (1950)
  • Peperomia hernandiifolia var. calva Trel. in Bot. Gaz. 73: 145 (1922)
  • Peperomia hernandiifolia var. ciliifera Trel. in Bot. Gaz. 73: 145 (1922)
  • Peperomia hernandiifolia var. filipes Trel. in Bot. Gaz. 73: 145 (1922)
  • Peperomia ponthieui Miq. in Syst. Piperac.: 186 (1843)

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, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional:Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Is. Regional:Western South America Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• A.Dietr., 1831. Sp. Pl., ed. 6 1: 157

Additional references

• Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, Vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Programa Expedición Antioquia 2013. Series Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales. 939 pp. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia, Missouri Botanical Garden y Oficina de Planeación Departamental de la Gobernación de Antioquia. ISBN 978-958-8709-61-1 PDF ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Peperomia hernandiifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Peperomia hernandiifolia. Published online. Accessed: May 12 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Peperomia hernandiifolia. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 May 12. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Peperomia hernandiifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: West Indian peperomia