Peperomia heyneana Miq.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Peperomia

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, forming clumps, 5-15 cm or slightly higher. Stolons present. Stems branched, glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Petiole 1-8 mm, usually glabrous; middle and leaf blades toward base of stem usually small, obovate-oblong or obovate-cuneate, rarely suborbicular, 0.5-1.5 cm × 3-8 mm, membranous, dotted, both surfaces glabrous or finely pubescent when young, glabrescent, base cuneate, apex rounded or emarginate, rarely with ciliolate sinus; veins 1 or 3. Spikes terminal, rarely axillary, usually solitary, rarely fascicled, 1-4.5 cm; peduncle 0.5-1.5 cm; rachis glabrous, 1-2 mm thick; bracts ± orbicular, ca. 0.5 mm wide, stalk short. Filaments slightly longer than anthers; anthers ± globose. Ovary ovoid, oblique, very small, papillate-pilose; stigmas glabrous. Nutlet ovoid to ovoid-oblong, ca. 0.8 × 0.4 mm. Fl. Apr-Oct.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.15
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Blooming months
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OctNovDec
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses medicinal
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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 heyneana world distribution map, present in Bhutan, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:678789-1
WFO ID wfo-0001094052
COL ID 6V2XC
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Peperomia haycockii Peperomia zeylanica Peperomia ceylanica Peperomia heyneana Peperomia duclouxii Peperomia kurzii Peperomia wightiana