Peperomia rizzinii

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 rizzinii

Name

Peperomia rizzinii Yunck., Bol. Inst. Bot. (São Paulo) 3: 170 (–171; fig. 151) (1966).

• Type locality: BRAZIL. Rio de Janeiro: Serra dos Órgãos, rio Jacó.
• Typus: C.T. Rizzini 498 (13 March 1949; Holotypus: RB [​RB00285168 (65260)^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypus: NY [​NY00250593^{(GBIF, JSTOR, REFLORA, speciesLink)}]).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast (Rio de Janeiro), Brazil South (Paraná). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Yuncker, T.G. 1966. New species of Piperaceae from Brazil. Boletim do Instituto de Botânica (São Paulo) 3: 1–370. Google Books (only snippets available). Google Books (another version). Google Books (another version). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Yuncker, T.G. 1974. The Piperaceae of Brazil. III: Peperomia; taxa of uncertain status. Hoehnea 4: 71–413, 167 figs. Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.  [see p. 152]
• Zuloaga, F.O., Belgrano, M.J. & Zanotti, C.A. 2019. Actualización del Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Darwiniana Nueva Serie, 7(2): 208–278. DOI: 10.14522/darwiniana.2019.72.861 . Appendix 1 (PDF) Catalogue on BHL. Reference page.  [see App. I, p. 716]

Links

• Carvalho-Silva, M., Monteiro, D. & Marcusso, G.M. 2026. Peperomia rizzinii. In: Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 6 April 2026.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Peperomia rizzinii. Accessed: 2026 April 6.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Peperomia rizzinii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 April 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Peperomia rizzinii. Published online. Accessed: 6 April 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Peperomia rizzinii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 April 2026. Reference page.