| Peperomia vestita | |
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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. vestita |
| Binomial name | |
| Peperomia vestita C.DC. | |
Peperomia vestita is a species of epiphyte from the genus Peperomia. It was discovered by Casimer de Candolle in 1898.
Etymology
Vestita came from the Latin word "vestitus". Vestitus means clothed, referring to the tomentose vestiture.
Distribution
Peperomia vestita is endemic to Bolivia.
Description
It has long petiole leaves with an oblong-pointed base, obtuse tips on both sides, densely haired on both sides, and central nerves sending 4-5 nerves on both sides. Catkins are arranged in a pinnacle at the tip of the stem themselves than shorter and very short-pedunculated leaves, they have circular leaves, a broad leaf ovary at the base, and shortly narrowed at the long-right tip and unequal.
Subtaxa
These subtaxa are accepted.
- Peperomia vestita var. lindenii Rauh
- Peperomia vestita var. vestita
References
- ^ "Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 568 (1898)". powo.science.kew.org/. C.DC. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 25: 568. 1898. (Bull. Torrey Bot. Club)". legacy.tropicos.org. Candolle, Anne Casimir Pyramus de. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "Vestitus". en.wiktionary.org. Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879). Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "C. DC. (1898). In: Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 568". gbif.org. Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- "Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club". www.biodiversitylibrary.org/. Torrey Botanical Club. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Peperomia vestita | |
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