Peperomia rubrivenosa C.Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Piperales > Piperaceae > Peperomia

Characteristics

Herbs perennial, 3-9 cm high, most parts sparsely pilose. Stems with a few hairs. Petiole 3-9 mm; leaf blade obovate, orbicular, ovate-rhombic, or ovate, 1.2-2.5 × 1.2-1.5 cm, papery, base cuneate to rounded, apex rounded, margin sparsely hairy when young; veins 3. Spikes both terminal and from axils of apical leaves, sometimes up to 3 together, several per flowering shoot, to ca. 4 cm × 1 mm; peduncle to 1.1 cm; rachis to 3 cm; flowers sparse; bracts orbicular, ca. 0.5 mm wide. Filaments very short; anthers orbicular. Nutlet broadly ovoid, ca. 0.6 × 0.4 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.09
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

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 rubrivenosa world distribution map, present in China, Philippines, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:679726-1
WFO ID wfo-0001248449
COL ID 76QQS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Peperomia macgregorii Peperomia kotoensis Peperomia rubrivenosa