Peperomia hirta

Peperomia hirta

Peperomia hirta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Piperaceae
Subfamilia: Piperoideae
Genus: Peperomia
Subgenus: P. subg. Oxyrhynchum
Species: Peperomia hirta

Name

Peperomia hirta C.DC., 1869

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Peperomia antillarum C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 447 (1869)
  • Peperomia blepharilepida Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 326 (1927)
  • Peperomia cilibractea C.DC. in Candollea 1: 360 (1923)
  • Peperomia costaricensis C.DC. in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 30(1): 228 (1891 publ. 1892)
  • Peperomia disparifolia Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 312 (1937), nom. illeg.
  • Peperomia fimbribractea Trel. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 196 (1929)
  • Peperomia fimbribractea var. sparsipila Trel. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 26: 196 (1929)
  • Peperomia guttulatissima Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 25 (1926)
  • Peperomia hirta var. glaberrima Yunck. in Revista Soc. Cub. Bot. 6: 33 (1950)
  • Peperomia hirtella Griseb. in Cat. Pl. Cub.: 64 (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Peperomia mollipubis Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 17: 335 (1938)
  • Peperomia nummularia Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 26 (1926)
  • Peperomia siguaneana Trel. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 23: 25 (1926)
  • Peperomia tenuinervis Trel. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 18: 327 (1937)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional:Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Candolle, A.C.P. de in A.P.de Candolle, 1869. Prodr. 16(1): 412

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Peperomia hirta 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 hirta. Published online. Accessed: May 12 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Peperomia hirta. 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 hirta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2025. Reference page.