Peperomia tamayoi

Species of lithophyte From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peperomia tamayoi is a species of lithophyte in the genus Peperomia.[1] It was first described by William Trelease & Truman G. Yuncker and published in the book "The Piperaceae of northern South America 2: 484–485, f. 427. 1950".[2] It primarily grows on wet tropical biomes[1] The species name came from Francisco Tamayo, a Venezuelan botanist who collect the first specimens of this species.[2][3]

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

It is endemic to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela[1][3] First specimens where found in Carabobo.[2]

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