Peperomia portobellensis Beurl.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Peperomia

Characteristics

A glabrous, subsimple herb, rooting from the nodes; leaves alternate, oblong, apex acuminatc, base obtusish, 1-2.5 cm. wide X 5-7.5 cm. long, obscurely 5-nerved; petiole very short; spikes opposite the leaves, pendent, subulate-filiform, 10 cm. long; fruit oblong, granular, apex obliquely scutelliform, stigma central on the scutellum.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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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 portobellensis world distribution map, present in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:679487-1
WFO ID wfo-0000477759
COL ID 6V2LL
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Synonyms

Peperomia cylindribacca Peperomia portobellensis Peperomia glabriramea Peperomia piperorum Peperomia caudulilimba Peperomia gatunensis Peperomia borucana Peperomia caudulilimba var. cylindribacca Peperomia caudulilimba var. crytopoda Peperomia caudulilimba var. longependula Peperomia oblongibacca var. macrophylla