Peperomia tricolor | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. tricolor
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia tricolor |
Peperomia tricolor is a species of epiphyte from the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by William Trelease and published in the book "Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 13(2): 101. 1936 ".[2] It grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] Its etymology came from the green with white nerves, and red black glabrous.[3]
It is endemic to Peru.[1][4] First specimens where found at an altitude of 1100 meters in Junín.[2][3]
It is a huge, abruptly ascending epiphytic herb. With a 3 mm thick, loosely pale-haired stem; with alternating leaves that are subrhombic-ovate and obtusely pointed at the base. They measure about 4-5 cm, and 3–5 cm in length. It has wide five nerves. The peduncle are 10 mm long, they are curly-pubescent and spike terminals. They are 100 mm long and 2 mm think. The petioles are 1 cm long, green with white nerves above, red black-granulous glabrous below.[3]