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Peperomia rhombea Ruiz & Pav.

Peruvian peperomia (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Epiphytic, stoloniferous herb. Stem sparsely pubescent. Leaves in whorls of 3-5, usually 4; petiole 0.1-0.5 cm long, minutely pubescent; blade coriaceous fleshy, subrhombic, elliptic or narrowly elliptic, 1.3-1.5 x 0.4-1 cm, margin ciliolate at apex, obtuse at apex, narrowly acute at base, glabrous above, sparsely minutely pubescent below; distinctly palmately 3-veined. Inflorescence terminal, solitary, simple; peduncle 0.8-3.7 cm long, minutely pubescent; spike 2.2-6 cm long; floral bracts rounded, glabrous, 0.4-0.5 mm in diam. Fruits ellipsoid or ovoid, 0.9-1 mm long, slightly stipitate at maturity, stigma apical.
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Epiphytic, stoloniferous herb. Stem sparsely pubescent. Leaves in whorls of 3-5, usually 4; petiole 0.1-0.5 cm long, minutely pubescent; blade coriaceous fleshy, subrhombic, elliptic or narrowly elliptic, 1.3-1.5 x 0.4-1 cm, margin ciliolate at apex, obtuse at apex, narrowly acute at base, glabrous above, sparsely minutely pubescent below; distinctly palmately 3-veined. Inflorescence terminal, solitary, simple; peduncle 0.8-3.7 cm long, minutely pubescent; spike 2.2-6 cm long; floral bracts rounded, glabrous, 0.4-0.5 mm in diam. Fruits ellipsoid or ovoid, 0.9-1 mm long, slightly stipitate at maturity, stigma apical.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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

Peperomia rhombea world distribution map, present in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Sudan, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:679661-1
WFO ID wfo-0000477805
COL ID 772QH
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Synonyms

Peperomia myrtillus Peperomia rhombea Peperomia filici-decorans Peperomia rubioides Piper rubioides Peperomia aguacalientis Peperomia setosispica Peperomia reflexa f. peruviana Peperomia regnelliana Peperomia reflexa var. peruviana Peperomia rubioides f. minor Piper rhombeum
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