Peperomia vellarimalica

Peperomia vellarimalica is a species of plant from the genus 'Peperomia'. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Jose Mathew and Pichan Salim in 2018. They named it after a nearby Mountain Range in Kerala, India.[1][2]

Peperomia vellarimalica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species:
P. vellarimalica
Binomial name
Peperomia vellarimalica

Etymology

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vellarimalica came from the locality "Vellarimala". This refers to Vellarimala being found in Kerala, India.

Distribution

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Peperomia vellarimalica is native to India.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Species (India) 19: 164 (2018)". powo.science.kew.org/. J.Mathew & P.M.Salim. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Two new species of Peperomia Ruiz & Pav. (Piperaceae) from South Western Ghats, India". www.researchgate.net/. J.Mathew & P.M.Salim. Retrieved 9 February 2022.