Peperomia tetraquetra is a species of hemiepiphytic subshrub from the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by Luis Sodiro and published in the book "Contribuciones al conocimiento de la Flora Ecuatoriana . . . Monografia i. Piperaceas Ecuatorianas 1: 175. 1900 ".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
| Genus: | Peperomia |
| Species: | P. tetraquetra
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| Peperomia tetraquetra | |
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Peperomia larana Yunck. | |
Distribution
editIt is endemic to Southern America.[1][3] First specimens where found at an altitude of 2787.5 meters in Lara[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Piperac. Ecuator.: 175 (1900)". powo.science.kew.org/. Sodiro. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ "Contribuciones al conocimiento de la Flora Ecuatoriana . . . Monografia i. Piperaceas Ecuatorianas 1: 175. 1900". legacy.tropicos.org. Sodiro, Luigi (Luis, Aloysius). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Sodiro. (1900). In: Contrib. Fl. Ecuator. Monogr. I. 175". gbif.org. Catalogue of Life Checklist. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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