Peperomia tetraquetra | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. tetraquetra
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia tetraquetra | |
Synonyms | |
Peperomia larana Yunck. |
Peperomia tetraquetra is a species of hemiepiphytic subshrub from the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by Luis Sodiro and published in the book "Contribuciones al conocimiento de la Flora Ecuatoriana . . . Monografia i. Piperaceas Ecuatorianas 1: 175. 1900 ".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1]
It is endemic to Southern America.[1][3] First specimens where found at an altitude of 2787.5 meters in Lara[3]