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Peperomia urocarpa Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Brazilian peperomia (en)

Species

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Characteristics

Epiphytic or epilithic herb. Stem rooting at nodes, ascending, crisp-pubescent, glabrescent. Leaves alternate; petiole 1.5-4.5 cm long, crisp-pubescent; blade pale glandular-dotted, deltoid, ovate to broadly ovate, 2-3 x 2.7-7 cm, margin ciliolate towards apex, apex acute to obtuse, base truncate to subcordate, occasionally obtuse, pubescent or villous on both sides, glabrescent; palmately 5-7-veined. Inflorescence solitary, simple, terminal; peduncle 2-4 cm long, crisp-pubescent, 1-2 bracteate; spike 1.5-5 cm long, about as long as peduncle; floral bracts rounded, with scariose margin. Fruits brown, ellipsoid with distinct beak, stigma at base of beak.
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Epiphytic or epilithic herb. Stem rooting at nodes, ascending, crisp-pubescent, glabrescent. Leaves alternate; petiole 1.5-4.5 cm long, crisp-pubescent; blade pale glandular-dotted, deltoid, ovate to broadly ovate, 2-3 x 2.7-7 cm, margin ciliolate towards apex, apex acute to obtuse, base truncate to subcordate, occasionally obtuse, pubescent or villous on both sides, glabrescent; palmately 5-7-veined. Inflorescence solitary, simple, terminal; peduncle 2-4 cm long, crisp-pubescent, 1-2 bracteate; spike 1.5-5 cm long, about as long as peduncle; floral bracts rounded, with scariose margin. Fruits brown, ellipsoid with distinct beak, stigma at base of beak.
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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Images

Habit

Peperomia urocarpa habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Peperomia urocarpa world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Paraguay, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:680137-1
WFO ID wfo-0000479338
COL ID 6V2DF
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630364
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Peperomia major Peperomia praecox Peperomia pilosula Peperomia hederacea Peperomia fumeana Peperomia davisii Peperomia tremuliformis Acrocarpidium urospermum Peperomia pseudomajor Peperomia urocarpoides Peperomia condotoana Peperomia subpubistachya Acrocarpidium majus Acrocarpidium urocarpum Peperomia urocarpa Peperomia aguacatensis var. orosiana Peperomia aguacatensis var. picta Peperomia negotiosa Peperomia aguacatensis var. urocarpoides Peperomia major var. hispida
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