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Peperomia versteegii

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Species of plant

Peperomia versteegii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Peperomia
Species: P. versteegii
Binomial name
Peperomia versteegii
C.DC.

Peperomia versteegii is a species of plant belonging to the genus Peperomia. It grows in wet tropical biomes. It was discovered by Casimir de Candolle in 1910, in New Guinea.

Etymology

versteegii came from the Dutch physician "Gerard Versteeg". Gerard Versteeg [nl] had expeditions in Dutch New Guinea.

Distribution

Peperomia versteegii is endemic to New Guinea.

References

  1. ^ "C. DC. (1910). In: Lorentz, Nova Guinea, 8: 422". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. "Nova Guinea 8: 422 (1910)". powo.science.kew.org/. Trel. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. "Versteeg, Gerard Martinus". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Peperomia versteegii


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