Peperomia vulcanicola is a species of Peperomia plant native to Ecuador. It was discovered by Casimir de Candolle in 1920. It grows in wet tropical biomes.[1][2]
Peperomia vulcanicola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Peperomia |
Species: | P. vulcanicola
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Binomial name | |
Peperomia vulcanicola |
Etymology
editThe species epithet vulcanicola is derived from the Latin for inhabiting volcanoes.
References
edit- ^ "Peperomia vulcanicola C.DC.". powo.science.kew.org/. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 21: 265 (1920). Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève C.DC.". legacy.tropicos.org. In:Annuaire du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques de Genève 21: 265. 1920. Retrieved 3 February 2023.