Peperomia bellendenkerensis Domin

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Peperomia

Characteristics

Erect, fleshy herb to 15 cm high. Leaves alternate; lamina orbicular to elliptic-ovate, to 16 mm long, 13 mm wide, 3-veined; base cuneate; apex obtuse to rounded. Spike terminal, solitary, to 4 cm long; peduncle 4–8 mm long; fertile axis 1.8–3.2 cm long. Flowers slightly sunken into axis, spaced 1–1.3 mm apart; bracts rounded, 0.4–0.5 mm long, 0.4–0.5 mm wide. Anthers c. 0.2 mm long, 0.2 mm wide. Ovary rounded, c. 0.4 mm long, 0.4 mm diam. Drupes papillose, c. 0.6 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Environment

Grows in lowland rainforest on rock outcrops near water.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 15 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Distribution

Peperomia bellendenkerensis world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:678086-1
WFO ID wfo-0000478276
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Synonyms

Peperomia bellendenkerensis