Peperomia gracieana Görts

Species

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Characteristics

Epiphytic, terrestrial or epilithic herb, creeping and rooting at nodes. Stem glabrous, 40 cm long, whitish green. Leaves alternate, distinctly peltate; petiole 1-5(-10) cm long, glabrous; blade fleshy in vivo, membranous almost transparent when dried, broadly elliptic to orbicular, 1-4.5 x 1-3.5 cm, apex rounded, base rounded, pilose with erect trichomes on upper surface; venation obvious in dried state, veins 6-8 from base. Inflorescence single, axillary; peduncle slender, 1.5-1.7 cm long, glabrous, green; spike laxly flowered, 4-6 cm long, green; floral bracts rounded, glabrous. Young fruits flat at apex, green, mature fruits not yet collected.
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Epiphytic, terrestrial or epilithic herb, creeping and rooting at nodes. Stem glabrous, 40 cm long, whitish green. Leaves alternate, distinctly peltate; petiole 1-5(-10) cm long, glabrous; blade fleshy in vivo, membranous almost transparent when dried, broadly elliptic to orbicular, 1-4.5 x 1-3.5 cm, apex rounded, base rounded, pilose with erect trichomes on upper surface; venation obvious in dried state, veins 6-8 from base. Inflorescence single, axillary; peduncle slender, 1.5-1.7 cm long, glabrous, green; spike laxly flowered, 4-6 cm long, green; floral bracts rounded, glabrous. Young fruits flat at apex, green, mature fruits not yet collected.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

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Human toxicity -
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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 gracieana world distribution map, present in Brazil and French Guiana

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1000902-1
WFO ID wfo-0001251786
COL ID 6V394
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734555
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Synonyms

Peperomia gracieana