Peperomia urbani | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. urbani
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia urbani |
Peperomia urbanii or Peperomia urbani is a species of flowering plant from the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by William Trelease and published in the book "Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 23: 18, 27. 1926.".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes[1] It is named after Ignatz Urban, who had botany expeditions in the Caribbean. The species was discovered in Montelíbano, Cuba. [3]
It is endemic to Cuba and Haiti. [1][3] First specimens where found at an altitude of 700-800 meters in Guantánamo, Monte Libanon.[2]