Peperomia humilis

Peperomia humilis

Peperomia humilis

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 humilis
Varietiesː P. h. var. cumulicola – P. h. var. humilis

Name

Peperomia humilis A.Dietr., 1831

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Micropiper humile (A.Dietr.) Small in Man. S.E. Fl.: 400 (1933)
  • Peperomia blanda var. humilis (A.Dietr.) C.Nelson in Cat. Pl. Vasc. Honduras: 883 (2008)
  • Piper humile Vahl in Enum. Pl. Obs. 1: 349 (1804), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional:Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico Continental: Northern America Regional:Southeastern USA Florida Introduced into: Vietnam 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: 168

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 humilis 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 humilis. Published online. Accessed: May 12 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. Peperomia humilis. 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 humilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Polynesian peperomia