Peperomia tumida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. tumida
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia tumida |
Peperomia tumida is a species of flowering plant 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: 164. 1901".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1] The species name came from Latin word "tumidus", which means swollen. It may be a synonym of Peperomia parasitica.[2][3] It is endemic to Ecuador.[1][3] First recorded specimens where found at an altitude of 2600 meters in Pichincha.[2]